Original Research

Aspen-area market studies

28 studies exploring the Aspen area and Roaring Fork Valley, with a practical companion article for each report.

Compare market activity, property types and longer-term housing trends. Each study states its geography, dates, source and limits. Broad city statistics provide context for a search; individual properties require current comparable evidence.

Public MLS market reports

Analysis of Aspen Glenwood MLS market reports, with closed sales separated by town and property type. Each study identifies its reporting window and transaction counts.

Public MLS market research

Aspen: fewer sales, longer marketing

Aspen single-family closed sales fell from 57 to 45 in January-August 2026 versus the same 2025 period, while days on market until sale rose from 157 to 242. August inventory also fell, from 120 to 103 homes.

January through August 2026 versus January through August 2025; August inventory snapshot

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Aspen property types diverged

In January-August 2026, Aspen townhouse/condominium sales fell to 57 from 69 a year earlier, while their median rose 15.8% to $3.85 million. Aspen’s single-family median fell 26.9% over the matching periods.

January through August 2026 versus January through August 2025; August inventory snapshot

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Snowmass homes: more inventory

Snowmass Village single-family sales fell from 24 to 14 in January-August 2026 versus January-August 2025. August inventory rose from 16 to 24 homes, even though year-to-date new listings fell from 35 to 24.

January through August 2026 versus January through August 2025; August inventory snapshot

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Snowmass condos: two supply signals

Snowmass Village townhouse/condominium inventory fell from 103 to 95 in August 2026 versus August 2025, while reported months supply rose from 7.8 to 16.8. January-August closed sales fell from 58 to 43.

January through August 2026 versus January through August 2025; August inventory snapshot

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Basalt homes: median versus average

Basalt single-family sales rose from 12 to 18 in January-August 2026 versus the same 2025 period. The median rose 13.0% to $2,518,900, while the average fell 5.4% to $3,124,017.

January through August 2026 versus January through August 2025; August inventory snapshot

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Basalt condos: more sales, lower median

Basalt townhouse/condominium closed sales rose from 40 to 60 in January-August 2026 versus January-August 2025. The median fell from $1.6 million to $936,250, while days on market until sale rose from 237 to 331.

January through August 2026 versus January through August 2025; August inventory snapshot

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Carbondale’s mix changes the headline

Carbondale single-family sales fell from 85 to 79 in January-August 2026 versus the same 2025 period. Adding the source’s Townhouse/Condo category gives 118 total sales versus 112, a 5.4% increase that masks the single-family decline.

January through August 2026 versus January through August 2025; August inventory snapshot

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Carbondale condos: inventory and pace

Carbondale townhouse/condominium sales rose from 27 to 39 in January-August 2026 versus the matching 2025 period. August inventory fell from 26 to 14, while the median rose just 2.6%, from $872,625 to $895,000.

January through August 2026 versus January through August 2025; August inventory snapshot

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Old Snowmass: the small-sample split

Old Snowmass recorded eight single-family sales in January-August 2026 versus 16 a year earlier. The median fell 14.3% to $2.807 million, while the average rose 64.2% to $5,900,313.

January through August 2026 versus January through August 2025; August inventory snapshot

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Woody Creek: five sales in context

Woody Creek recorded five single-family sales in January-August 2026 versus seven a year earlier. The median rose 3.4% to $16,795,481, while the reported average was almost unchanged at about $14.17 million.

January through August 2026 versus January through August 2025; August inventory snapshot

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Public housing-data studies

Longitudinal analysis of published housing series. City-level statistics are broad context. Modeled home values, asking prices and closed-sale prices measure different things and are labeled separately.

Home values

All-homes typical values

A five-city comparison of Zillow's seasonally adjusted all-homes Zillow Home Value Index.

Zillow public city CSV retrieved September 29, 2026; latest analyzed observation August 2026

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Property types

Single-family versus all homes

A city-level comparison of Zillow's single-family and all-homes modeled typical values in August 2026.

Zillow public city CSV retrieved September 29, 2026; latest analyzed observation August 2026

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Closed sales

County sale-price change

A broad-county, all-residential comparison of Redfin median closed-sale prices.

Redfin public archive retrieved September 29, 2026; latest analyzed monthly observation May 2026 (historical snapshot)

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Supply

County active inventory

A broad-county comparison of Redfin's reported inventory: homes for sale on the final day of each period, excluding listings more than one year old.

Redfin public archive retrieved September 29, 2026; latest analyzed monthly observation May 2026 (historical snapshot)

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Market time

County time on market

A broad-county comparison of Redfin's median days on market for all-residential homes going under contract during each period.

Redfin public archive retrieved September 29, 2026; latest analyzed monthly observation May 2026 (historical snapshot)

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Price reductions

County price reductions

A broad-county comparison of Redfin's reported share of active all-residential listings with price drops.

Redfin public archive retrieved September 29, 2026; latest analyzed monthly observation May 2026 (historical snapshot)

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The supplied September 2026 listing sample

Twelve studies of 84 selected active listings in Aspen, Snowmass Village and Snowmass. Six pending records are excluded. Asking prices range from $2.05M to $4.995M. The exact snapshot date is unconfirmed; these studies describe this supplied selection, not the entire market.

Locations

Location and property mix

Compare location, property form and reported living area across 84 selected active records in Aspen, Snowmass Village and Snowmass.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Prices

Asking-price bands

See the asking-price distribution of 84 selected active listings, from $2.05M to $4.995M, with fixed bands, sample counts and clear limits.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Locations

Condo location comparison

Compare 32 Aspen and 36 Snowmass Village condos by median asking price, reported living area and listing-level asking price per square foot.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Space

Living area and asking ratios

Examine asking-price-per-living-square-foot ratios by location in 84 selected active listings, with transparent denominators and property-mix cautions.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Space

Bedrooms and space

Explore bedroom counts, reported living area and asking prices in a selected 84-listing sample, with four-plus-bedroom records grouped together.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Prices

Original-to-current price changes

Forty-two of 84 selected active records ask less than their original price. Review the median reduction, exact formula and an extreme-entry sensitivity check.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Timing

Listing exposure

Read days-on-market bands for 84 selected active listings, including a 106-day median, without treating active exposure as a completed time-to-sale measure.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Ownership

HOA costs and consistency

Seventy-seven dues-marked active records have a median annual HOA charge of $23,534. Review the denominators and payment-frequency consistency checks.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Ownership

Furnished status

See furnished, partially furnished, unfurnished and unknown labels across 84 selected active records, with explicit limits on what the labels establish.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Buildings

Construction eras

Compare reported build-year groups in 84 selected active listings, with 1970s construction prominent and two future-year entries explicitly separated.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Buildings

Garages and parking questions

Twenty-two active records report a garage. Review garage-space coverage and an inconsistent entry without treating garage labels as total parking capacity.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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Lifestyle

Exact amenity flags

Compare exact Yes flags for pools, ski access, ski storage, elevators and other selected features in 84 active records, with access-right limitations.

September 2026 supplied export; exact snapshot date unconfirmed

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