Market Report ยท May 2026
ZIP 80602 โ Commerce City
๐ Denver Metro ยท Colorado
61
๐ต COOLING
Buyer has leverage ยท 37 avg days on market
Property tax ~0.55%/yr
Mortgage Breakdown โ 80602
Median Home Price$440,000
20% Down Payment$88,000
Loan Amount$352,000
P&I at 6.7%$2,271/mo
Property Tax Est.$201/mo
Total PITI$2,655/mo
Income Needed (36% DTI)$88,500/yr
Educational purposes only. Market data estimated from public sources. Not financial advice.
The other half of the answer
Prices tell you what a house costs here. They do not tell you whether a lender will approve the loan — and that varies more than almost anyone realises.
23.1%
of FHA applications denied in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, 2025 · national 22.1%
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY
5.6% United Wholesale Mortgage
17.9% AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION
66.9% A 61.3-point spread between the busiest FHA lenders in this metro.
Loans under $150K denied at 55.9% versus 21.8% above $250K.
CFPB HMDA 2025, computed by FinanceRateCalc. Covers the highest-volume lenders published for this market, not all lenders. Rates reflect applicant mix as well as lender practice — historical observations, not predictions. CC BY 4.0, not independently reproduced.
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