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Carbondale condo inventory nearly halved while closed sales increased | January-August 2026

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.

Published September 29, 2026 · By Doug Leibinger

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

Takeaway

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.

Geography

Carbondale, Colorado

Population

Aspen/Glenwood Springs MLS aggregate townhouse/condominium metrics for Carbondale; 39 closed sales in Jan-Aug 2026.

Evidence basis

Official MLS aggregate closed-sales report: 39 Carbondale townhouse/condominium sales, January through August 2026.

Year-to-date sold listings

Unit: Closed sales

Matching January-August closed-sales metrics

Metric2025 YTD2026 YTDChange
Sold listings273944.4%
Median sales price$872,625$895,0002.6%
Days on market until sale9711619.6%
New listings5246-11.5%

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

MetricAugust 2025August 2026Change
Inventory of homes for sale2614-46.2%
Months supply of inventory7.42.8-62.2%

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

Derived findings

Closed sales increased by 12 and August inventory decreased by 12, but the equal magnitudes do not trace the same properties between categories. These are separate year-to-date flow and monthly stock measurements.

The median rose by $22,375 (2.6%) and days on market rose by 19 (19.6%). The price and marketing-time measures moved differently from inventory. The record supports describing each result, not forecasting a property outcome.

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.

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Companion article

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.

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