Takeaway

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.

Geography

Carbondale, Colorado

Population

Aspen/Glenwood Springs MLS aggregate single-family metrics for Carbondale; 79 closed sales in Jan-Aug 2026.

Evidence basis

Official MLS aggregate closed-sales report: 79 Carbondale single-family sales, January through August 2026.

Year-to-date sold listings

Unit: Closed sales

2025 through August85

2026 through August79

Matching January-August closed-sales metrics

Metric	2025 YTD	2026 YTD	Change
Sold listings	85	79	-7.1%
Median sales price	$1,920,000	$1,650,000	-14.1%
Days on market until sale	115	133	15.7%
New listings	144	147	2.1%

Compare January through August 2025 with January through August 2026. Source notes price does not account for seller concessions and/or down payment assistance.

August supply context

Metric	August 2025	August 2026	Change
Inventory of homes for sale	73	84	15.1%
Months supply of inventory	6.8	8.1	19.1%

August point-in-time measures, not year-to-date totals.

A combined count can hide the property-form difference

Property form	Jan-Aug 2025 sales	Jan-Aug 2026 sales	Change
Single Family	85	79	-7.1%
Townhouse/Condo	27	39	44.4%
Combined reported categories	112	118	5.4%

Derived sum of the two distinct property categories in the same Carbondale report. No combined median is calculated; category medians cannot be averaged into a market median.

Derived findings

The source reports six fewer single-family sales and 12 more townhouse/condominium sales. Adding the distinct category counts gives 112 in 2025 and 118 in 2026, a 5.4% increase across these two categories.

The combined-count increase conceals the 7.1% single-family decline. Only counts are added. No combined median is inferred from the two property-form medians because the underlying price distribution is unavailable.

What this comparison establishes

The analysis compares the published January-August 2025 and January-August 2026 aggregates for Carbondale, Colorado, using the property category shown in the tables. Inventory and months supply retain their separate August reporting frame.

The public PDF supplies aggregate results rather than the underlying transaction file. It supports reproducible arithmetic and descriptive comparisons. It does not support a causal explanation, a like-for-like appreciation estimate or an address-specific value. The companion article develops the practical questions raised by these findings.

Methodology

Use the official Aspen/Glenwood Springs MLS Inc. August 2026 Local Market Update, current September 3, 2026.
Transcribe the named geography and property-form table. Compare its January-through-August 2025 and 2026 values.
Calculate displayed percentage changes as (2026 minus 2025) divided by 2025, rounded to one decimal. Retain the report's separate August inventory and months-supply measures.

Limitations

This is an aggregate public MLS report, not an appraisal, forecast, causal analysis, or full Roaring Fork market measure.
Median prices do not account for seller concessions and/or down payment assistance, as stated in the source.
One month can look extreme due to small sample size, as noted by the source. Inventory is an August snapshot while sales values are year-to-date.

Data and attribution

Original analysis of Aspen/Glenwood Springs MLS Inc. data in the Colorado Association of REALTORS Local Market Update. August 2026 reports current September 3, 2026; underlying reports © 2026 ShowingTime Plus, LLC.