Denver's sending new property values around May 1, 2027, and they'll be based on what homes sold for between July 2024 and June 2026, so most of that evidence is already in. We looked at 20,398 of those sales already, and here's what we found: the typical home sold for 2.6 percent less than the value it carries now. 59 percent of them sold below their current value.
Honestly, it's pretty much the opposite of what most people expect. For a lot of Denver homes the 2027 value may come in flat or even lower than today's, because the market's really softened since the last reassessment. Houses are about level, with the typical one selling 1.6 percent below its value, while condos and rowhouses are down more, at 4.1 percent below. And 2026 sales alone ran 4.3 percent below.
We checked that this isn't just a quirk of which sales we counted, because that's an easy mistake to make. Counting only warranty deed sales within a tighter price range, the typical sale still came in 1.6 percent below the current value. Houses came out about level and condos and rowhouses about 4 percent below, so the direction's actually the same either way.
But a softer market doesn't mean every value's going to be right. When values have to move down, the county's model can easily leave some homes too high, and that's where a protest can really work. Our free check'll compare your new value with what genuinely similar homes in your neighborhood actually sold for, once the notices are out in May 2027. If you aren't one of those homes, it'll say so.
So here's how it works. Your notice of value arrives around May 1, and you protest to the Denver Assessor by June 8. The assessor has to answer by the last working day of June. If you still don't agree, you can appeal to the County Board of Equalization by July 15, which doesn't cost anything either. After that come the state Board of Assessment Appeals, district court or arbitration.
Now the question in a Colorado protest is what your home was worth on June 30, 2026, so the evidence that really counts is sales of genuinely similar homes in your neighborhood from the two years before that date. Today's prices don't really matter for it. And you don't need a lawyer, honestly.
Basically, these are the Denver Assessor's own neighborhood names, which are often abbreviated, so they're not always what you'd call your neighborhood. We've only shown a neighborhood with at least 100 sales.
| Neighborhood | Sales | Typical sale vs. current value | Sold below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athmar Park | 200 | -0.1% | 51% |
| Avondale | 108 | -5.8% | 69% |
| Baker | 122 | -4.2% | 66% |
| Barnum | 286 | -5.1% | 62% |
| Bear Valley | 147 | -1.0% | 52% |
| Berkeley | 474 | -1.3% | 56% |
| Breakers | 112 | -3.7% | 70% |
| C Green Valley | 247 | -2.3% | 62% |
| Capitol Hill S | 220 | -8.5% | 70% |
| Central Park | 664 | -1.1% | 57% |
| Chaffee Park | 229 | -4.4% | 65% |
| Cheesman Park | 213 | -3.2% | 66% |
| Cherry Creek | 136 | +1.6% | 44% |
| Clayton | 135 | -1.6% | 54% |
| Cole | 145 | +0.0% | 46% |
| Commons | 146 | -2.9% | 66% |
| Congress Park | 123 | -0.2% | 51% |
| Cory Merrill | 251 | -1.0% | 53% |
| Curtis Park | 161 | -2.3% | 55% |
| E Colfax (N) | 140 | -6.0% | 65% |
| E Colfax (S) | 119 | -5.7% | 62% |
| E Harvey Park | 171 | +0.0% | 50% |
| E Highland | 241 | -6.9% | 70% |
| E Sloans Lake | 263 | -5.3% | 73% |
| Gateway N | 152 | -1.8% | 61% |
| Glenbrook | 160 | +0.3% | 49% |
| Goldsmith | 160 | -5.4% | 64% |
| Grant Rn/Marst | 155 | +0.6% | 45% |
| Green Valley | 363 | -2.0% | 61% |
| Hale/Mayfair | 283 | -3.0% | 59% |
| Hampden Hts E | 141 | -2.0% | 56% |
| Hampden Hts W | 283 | -6.5% | 68% |
| Harvey Park | 200 | -2.4% | 57% |
| Highland | 183 | -2.2% | 60% |
| Hilltop | 138 | -1.4% | 54% |
| Indian Creek | 143 | -6.6% | 73% |
| Jefferson Park | 128 | -6.5% | 76% |
| Lincoln Park | 111 | -4.4% | 69% |
| Lodo | 121 | -5.3% | 74% |
| Lowry | 278 | +0.0% | 50% |
| Mar Lee | 296 | -1.2% | 55% |
| Montbello | 482 | -1.3% | 58% |
| N Congress Pk | 153 | -4.1% | 59% |
| N Green Valley | 347 | -1.4% | 61% |
| N Park Hill | 325 | -2.2% | 60% |
| N Speer | 159 | -3.1% | 61% |
| Ne Park Hill | 220 | -7.0% | 69% |
| Northfield | 544 | +0.0% | 47% |
| Park Hill (N) | 178 | -1.2% | 53% |
| Park Hill (S) | 199 | -3.4% | 60% |
| Platte Park | 301 | -1.1% | 53% |
| Regis | 123 | -2.9% | 63% |
| Rosedale | 114 | -4.5% | 64% |
| Ruby Hill | 104 | -1.9% | 53% |
| S Cherry Creek | 228 | -1.5% | 56% |
| S Hale | 162 | -7.9% | 72% |
| S Harvey Park | 162 | -2.4% | 60% |
| S Speer | 230 | -4.0% | 60% |
| Skyland | 144 | -3.0% | 60% |
| Sloans Lake | 145 | -4.1% | 66% |
| Southmoor Park | 179 | -6.6% | 61% |
| Sunnyside | 151 | -4.5% | 63% |
| University | 234 | -1.1% | 56% |
| University Hls | 287 | -3.2% | 63% |
| University Pk | 184 | -2.4% | 58% |
| Villa Park | 200 | -6.2% | 67% |
| Virginia Vale | 255 | -4.1% | 62% |
| Virginia Vill | 394 | -3.1% | 61% |
| W City Park | 132 | -5.5% | 69% |
| W Colfax | 116 | -4.4% | 69% |
| W Highland | 307 | -0.1% | 50% |
| W Washington Pk | 231 | +1.1% | 45% |
| Washington | 143 | -6.4% | 67% |
| Washington Pk | 296 | +0.0% | 49% |
| Westwood | 271 | -5.9% | 63% |
| Whittier | 298 | -1.0% | 52% |
| Windsor | 292 | -14.4% | 84% |
| Wlshr/S Hills | 146 | +2.0% | 42% |
| Zuni Park | 140 | -8.1% | 67% |
Also, if you're 65 or older and have owned and lived in your home for at least 10 years, Colorado's senior homestead exemption takes 50 percent off the first $200,000 of its value. You'll apply with the Denver Assessor by July 15. The state only funds it when its budget allows, so it's really worth checking whether it's being paid this year.
The sales comparison is our own, from Denver's open data on residential characteristics and on sales and transfers, read 2026-10-07. We counted warranty and special warranty deed sales of at least $50,000 since July 1, 2024, one home per deed, for homes built before 2024, and left out sales below half or above two and a half times the value, which are usually family transfers or partial sales. We compared each with the home's current actual value, which reflects the market as of June 30, 2024.
And the reassessment timing and protest steps follow Colorado law and county assessor procedures, and the senior exemption is the state's own program.
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