Avon, Colorado Housing Market

How much can you negotiate in Avon?

Only 9 out of every 100 homes for sale have found a buyer. The other 91 are still waiting. Your offer may be the only one on the table. Few sellers are dropping their price. Asking prices are holding firm. Your discount will come from one stale listing, not from the whole market.

A typical Avon home takes 121 days to find a buyer. Half of them take even longer. Those sellers are paying to own a house they want to sell. Search for homes listed 180+ days ago. There are 366 homes for sale in Avon. That is 1.8 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 513. Supply is growing against last year.

What to do about it

• Search Avon homes listed 180+ days ago that have already cut their price.
• Offer below the reduced price.
• Keep your inspection and financing contingencies.
• Ask the seller to pay closing costs.
• You can lose a few offers here and still win.

Is now a good time to buy in Avon?

Asking prices are 62.4% below their Jul 2016 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices are rising again. Every month you wait costs money. The question is no longer when. It is which house. Avon prices rose in just 42 of 108 months. Prices here mostly do not grow. Buy this market for rent income, not for appreciation.

This market is turning. Which way is not settled yet. Check the monthly numbers above before you commit.

Who will rent from you in Avon?

In Avon, 47 out of every 100 households rent. That is nearly half. The renter share is growing. Five years ago it was 41 in 100. Avon added about 800 renter households in five years. Renter households average 2.4 people. Two and three bedrooms fit the typical renter.

Households grew 38% in five years. The housing stock grew 10%. Demand is outrunning supply. 50.5% of homes sit empty. Tenants have options. Budget extra weeks of vacancy between leases.

The median Avon household earns $102,775 a year. Incomes here have grown 5.2% a year since 2019. Home prices have outrun incomes. Locals are being priced out. A typical home costs 1.4 times the median income. Locals can afford to buy here. Your exit buyer can be a family, not just another investor. A tenant on the median income can pay about $2,569 a month. That is the standard 30% affordability line. Rents above it thin your tenant pool fast.

That is the market, not your address. Run an address through the app to see its rent estimate and cash flow.

What numbers should you underwrite an Avon deal with?

• Price growth to assume — -3.0%/yr. Avon is a small market, so its price-per-square-foot data swings hard from month to month. Treat any appreciation number here as rough. Underwrite this market on cash flow, not on price growth.
• Months of carrying cost — 5. A typical home takes 121 days to sell. Budget that long when you exit or refinance.
• Odds you cut your price to sell — 1 in 12. About 8% of homes on the Avon market right now have already cut their asking price. Assume you are one of them when you sell. Do not underwrite an exit at your asking price.
• Comp on this, not median price — $100/sqft. The average listing runs +1050% above the median. Luxury homes skew it. Comp your own size class per sqft.
• Competition when you exit — +13%. That is how much the number of homes for sale grew in a year. Your resale will face a bigger crowd than today's comps did.
• Price-to-income ratio — 1.4×. A typical home costs 1.4 times the median income. Locals can afford to buy here. Your exit buyer can be a family, not just another investor. Home prices have outrun incomes. Locals are being priced out.
• Tenant rent ceiling — $2,569/mo. 30% of the median household income of $102,775. Rents above this line shrink your tenant pool fast.

Is Avon a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?

Yes, if you negotiate. Buyers have the upper hand in Avon right now. 9 out of every 100 homes for sale have a buyer, 8% of sellers have cut their price, and a typical home takes 121 days to sell.

Are Avon home prices going up or down?

Asking prices are 62.4% below their Jul 2016 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices are rising again. Every month you wait costs money. The question is no longer when. It is which house.

What price growth should I assume for Avon?

Assume -3.0% a year. Avon is a small market, so its price-per-square-foot data swings hard from month to month. Treat any appreciation number here as rough. Underwrite this market on cash flow, not on price growth.

How fast are homes selling in Avon?

A typical Avon home takes 121 days to find a buyer. Half of them take even longer. Those sellers are paying to own a house they want to sell. Search for homes listed 180+ days ago.

Is Avon a renters' market or an owners' market?

In Avon, 47 out of every 100 households rent. That is nearly half. The renter share is growing. Five years ago it was 41 in 100. 50.5% of homes sit empty. Tenants have options. Budget extra weeks of vacancy between leases.

What rent can Avon tenants afford?

A tenant on the median income can pay about $2,569 a month. That is the standard 30% affordability line. Rents above it thin your tenant pool fast. The median Avon household earns $102,775 a year.