Prices, inventory, and demand — distilled every month into one clear verdict: buyer’s market or seller’s. The investor’s read, before you make an offer.
The median asking price in Littleton is about $619,000 as of Sep 2026, down 6.4% from a year ago. That is the asking price on listed homes, so sold-price and home-value sites show different numbers (why).
Yes, if you negotiate. Buyers have more room in Littleton than usual. Compared with 2017–2019 at this time of year, there are 65% more homes for sale, and there are 32 pending sales per 100 listings, against 52 then. There are more homes for sale than at any time in ten years. Sellers are competing harder for you than they used to. Use it.
Asking price per square foot in Littleton is 26.0% below its Jan 2022 high and down 3.7% over the last year. Prices were above the year before in 75% of months since the data starts, so this market has climbed back from drops before. 34% of sellers have cut their price. Underwrite with no price growth for now and let the seller carry the next cut.
There are 1,198 homes for sale in Littleton, 65% more than in 2017–2019 at this time of year. The build-up is biggest in 80130 (95 for sale, 90% above its 2017–2019 level) and 80128 (142 for sale, 89% above its 2017–2019 level). More choice means you can walk away from any home priced for the market of three years ago.
The population in Littleton's ZIP codes fell 2.4% over five years. 3.1% of homes are vacant, lower than most tracked cities. Households still grew 1.6% while the housing stock grew 2.1%. Fewer people living in more households means rental demand has held up better than the population suggests. Check vacancy by ZIP before you buy.
For every 100 homes still for sale, 32 are under contract. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 52. The rest are still waiting for a buyer. About 1 in 3 sellers has already dropped their price. Each one has learned their first price was too high. Start your offer below their new price.
The typical Littleton listing has been on the market 52 days. That is 7% shorter than a year ago. There are 1,198 homes for sale in Littleton. That is the most in ten years. It is 10 times the low of Jan 2022. Every one of them competes with the house you want.
The median asking price is 18.2% below its Jul 2023 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices are still falling. Waiting has paid off so far. Let listings age, then come back lower. Littleton prices have risen in 83 of the last 111 months. Drops here have been short and shallow. Buying in a slow month has rarely hurt a long hold.
There is no rush. Prices are still coming down. Watch the homes you like. Come back after they cut. Let the seller move first.
Only 21 out of every 100 Littleton households rent. This is an owners' town. That share has held steady for five years. Renter households average 2.1 people. Singles and couples rent here. Two bedrooms beat four.
The median Littleton household earns $133,613 a year. Incomes here have grown 5.1% a year since 2019. Incomes are rising faster than home prices. Affordability is improving. A typical home costs 4.6 times the median income. That is the national middle. Neither cash flow nor appreciation is free here. At 30% of income, a tenant on the median income can pay about $3,340 a month.
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The median asking price in Littleton is about $619,000 as of Sep 2026, down 6.4% from a year ago. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our Littleton figures cover the 16 ZIP codes with a Littleton mailing address, which can reach past city limits.
Buyers have more room in Littleton than usual. We compare Littleton with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 65% more homes for sale; there are 32 pending sales per 100 listings, against 52 then; the typical listing has been up 50% more days.
The median asking price is 18.2% below its Jul 2023 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices are still falling. Waiting has paid off so far. Let listings age, then come back lower.
80123. Only 29 homes under contract for every 100 still for sale. 37% of sellers there have cut their price, and the typical listing has been up 62 days.
Across 9 full years, Littleton asking prices ran lowest in October, about 3.1% below the year's average. They peaked in April. The most homes for sale show up in July, about 30% above the yearly average.
Assume +0.6% a year. Littleton grew 5.0% a year over the decade. Ignore that rate. Most of it landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. Without the boom, Littleton grows about 0.6% a year. That is the number to type in. Prices fell 3.7% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.
HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Arapahoe County is $2,089 a month for 2 bedrooms and $2,734 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.
ZIP 80123 is on both lists. That is rare. It is the one place in Littleton where leverage and growth overlap.
| ZIP | $/sqft, 2 yrs | $/sqft now | Buyers per home | For sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80130 | +1.3% | $250 | 0.22 | 95 |
| 80127 | -1.1% | $297 | 0.37 | 167 |
| 80126 | -1.9% | $275 | 0.31 | 125 |
| 80123 | -3.7% | $291 | 0.29 | 167 |
| 80129 | -4.0% | $277 | 0.40 | 85 |
Computed from each ZIP's own ten-year history. ZIPs with fewer than 10 homes for sale are excluded: a median across a handful of listings is noise, not a signal.
Littleton has 16 ZIP codes. Each links to its live market dashboard.
Closest matches on asking price, price per square foot, time on market, buyer demand, and price cuts.
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