ZIP Code Market Report · Updated May 2026
Is 80901 a Buyer's
or Seller's Market?
📍 Colorado Springs, Colorado · CO
67
🟡 WARM
Balanced market
27 days avg on market · Tax rate: 0.49%/yr
Mortgage Breakdown — 80901
Median Price$420,000
20% Down$84,000
Loan Amount$336,000
Rate (~6.7%)$2,168/mo P&I
Property Tax$171/mo
Total PITI$2,514/mo
Income Needed$83,800/yr
Educational purposes only. Market data is estimated. Not financial advice. Always verify with a licensed professional.
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.
18.1%
of FHA applications denied in Colorado Springs, CO, 2025 · national 22.1%
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY
4.7% United Wholesale Mortgage
17.1% A 16.7-point spread between the busiest FHA lenders in this metro.
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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