Relocating to Lakewood, CO in 2026: $700K Covers About 1,928 to 2,893 Square Feet Across 6 Zipcodes

Oct 24

Quick answer: Across Lakewood's six zipcodes, Redfin's median price per square foot ran from $242 in 80232 to $363 in 80215 for the three months ending September 2026, so $700,000 covers about 1,928 to 2,893 square feet. Only the 80228 median, $664,805, landed inside a $600K-$700K budget.

By Nick Ahrens, Colorado real estate broker license FA.100104470, eXp Realty, LLC

Buyers moving to Lakewood from out of state usually hand me a short brief: $600,000 to $700,000, at least three bedrooms, and a few days to tour. Lakewood has six zipcode searches on this site, and that budget lands in a very different place in each one.

The prices below come from Redfin's zipcode housing market pages, which I checked on October 24, 2026. They cover every home type sold, condos and townhomes included. Bedroom and home-type shares come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, which count every home, owned or rented. The DMHP Lakewood searches linked below show single-family houses from $600,000.

What do homes cost in each Lakewood zipcode in 2026?

Medians ran from $352,896 in 80235 to $719,789 in 80215 for the three months ending September 2026, and 80228 was the one zipcode whose median fell between $600,000 and $700,000.

Lakewood 80215: $719,789, up 7.5% from a year earlier; $363 a square foot
Lakewood 80228: $664,805, down 4.9%; $279 a square foot
Lakewood 80226: $534,843, down 0.86%; $246 a square foot
Lakewood 80227: $532,094, down 2.4%; $258 a square foot
Lakewood 80232: $529,844, up 2.3%; $242 a square foot
Lakewood 80235: $352,896, down 25.1%; $270 a square foot

Four of the six medians sit under $600,000. That does not make a $600,000 house a bargain in those zipcodes. My read is that condos and townhomes pull those medians down, which the home-type shares further down bear out. The 80235 figure also rests on a thin market, with 17 homes sold in September, so a 25.1% drop says more about the mix of sales than about values.

How many square feet does $600,000 to $700,000 cover in each zipcode?

Divide the budget by each zipcode's median price per square foot and you get about 1,653 to 1,928 square feet in 80215 and about 2,479 to 2,893 in 80232.

80232 at $242: about 2,479 square feet at $600,000 and 2,893 at $700,000
80226 at $246: about 2,439 and 2,846
80227 at $258: about 2,326 and 2,713
80235 at $270: about 2,222 and 2,593
80228 at $279: about 2,151 and 2,509
80215 at $363: about 1,653 and 1,928

Treat this as a yardstick for the trip, not an appraisal. A median price per foot blends every home type, and a finished basement, a bigger lot or a remodel moves the price of any single house. Check what is actually listed in the Lakewood 80232 houses for sale, Lakewood 80226 houses for sale, Lakewood 80227 houses for sale, Lakewood 80235 houses for sale, Lakewood 80228 houses for sale and Lakewood 80215 houses for sale searches.

Which Lakewood zipcodes have the most homes with three or more bedrooms?

80228 and 80232, where 63.9% and 63.4% of homes have three or more bedrooms in the Census survey, the two highest shares of the six zipcodes I compared.

Lakewood 80228: 63.9% with three or more bedrooms; 56.2% detached houses
Lakewood 80232: 63.4%; 62.3% detached
Lakewood 80215: 53.1%; 50.5% detached
Lakewood 80226: 50.9%; 43.9% detached
Lakewood 80227: 50.9%; 44.0% detached
Lakewood 80235: 34.7%; 29.1% detached

These shares count every home in each zipcode, apartments and rentals included, and each count carries a margin of error (80228's total of 15,974 homes is plus or minus 567, and the six totals' margins run from 369 homes in 80235 to 647 in 80227), so read them as estimates. My read on 80235: with only 29.1% of its homes detached, its low median reflects how few stand-alone houses it has, not cheap houses. 80232 pairs the highest detached share with the lowest price per foot of the six, which is why it stretches a $700,000 budget furthest on paper.

Is a Lakewood mailing address always inside the City of Lakewood?

No. By land area in the Census Bureau's 2020 relationship files, the city covers 99.4% of 80226 but only 23.3% of 80235.

80226: 99.4% City of Lakewood, 0.6% Denver
80215: 93.0% City of Lakewood, 6.2% Wheat Ridge, 0.8% outside any city or town
80228: 91.8% City of Lakewood, 0.4% Town of Morrison, 7.8% outside any city or town
80232: 86.4% City of Lakewood, 0.9% Denver, 12.7% outside any city or town
80227: 76.7% City of Lakewood, 14.4% Denver, 8.9% outside any city or town
80235: 23.3% City of Lakewood, 25.1% Denver, 51.6% outside any city or town

All of 80215 and 80228 is in Jefferson County; the Denver shares above are the City and County of Denver. Land is not homes, so check each address in the Jefferson County Address Lookup and pull the year built and square footage from Jefferson County Assessor records. For an address in a Denver part of 80226, 80227, 80232 or 80235, use Denver's property search instead. The city and county on the record decide which local government serves the house.

How fast do Lakewood homes sell for a buyer flying in?

Median days on market ran from 10 in 80215 to 86 in 80235 for the three months ending September 2026.

80215: 10 days; 46 homes sold in September
80232: 16 days; 82 sold
80227: 25 days; 96 sold
80228: 26 days; 125 sold
80226: 39 days; 84 sold
80235: 86 days; 17 sold

My read for a buyer coming in from out of state: in 80215 and 80232, have a loan pre-approval and your must-have list done before the flight, because a house you like on Friday may be under contract by the next trip. 80228 had the most September sales of the six, 125, so it is where a short trip is most likely to put several options in front of you.

Where should a $600K-$700K Lakewood search start?

Start with the Lakewood price band that matches the budget, then narrow to the zipcodes that fit your bedroom count.

By price: Lakewood houses from $600K to $800K, Lakewood houses from $800K to $1M and Lakewood houses from $1M
Above the budget in one zipcode: Lakewood 80228 houses from $1M
The whole city: all Lakewood houses for sale from $600K
The wider Front Range at this price: Front Range houses from $600K to $800K
Comparing cities or planning the move: the Lakewood vs. Littleton comparison and my west-metro relocation help page

For a closer look at single pairs, see my 80215 vs. 80235 commute and price-per-foot comparison, my 80226 vs. 80232 first-home payment breakdown and my 80227 vs. 80228 offer-under-list analysis.

How do you confirm the school district for a Lakewood address?

Use the Jeffco lookup for a Jefferson County address and the Denver Public Schools boundary page for an address in one of the Denver parts.

The Jeffco articulation areas lookup shows which schools serve a specific Jefferson County address, the Denver Public Schools boundary schools page covers Denver addresses, and the Colorado Department of Education's SchoolView site has the state's reports on each school.

Which Lakewood zipcode fits a $600K-$700K relocation?

Start in 80228 if you want the median home to fit the budget, 80232 if you want the most square feet per dollar, and 80215 only if a smaller home is acceptable.

Choose 80228 if:

You want a zipcode median, $664,805, that sits inside your budget
Three or more bedrooms is a must; 63.9% of its homes have them
You want a zipcode that lies entirely in Jefferson County

Choose 80232 if:

You want the lowest median price per foot of the six, $242, or about 2,893 square feet at $700,000
You want the highest detached share, 62.3%
You can decide quickly; the median home sold in 16 days

Choose 80226 or 80227 if:

You want your budget to sit above the typical sale, with medians of $534,843 and $532,094
You are fine with about half of the homes having three or more bedrooms, 50.9% in each
In 80227, you will confirm whether the address is in Lakewood or Denver

Choose 80215 if:

About 1,928 square feet at $700,000 works for you
You can act within the 10-day median

Keep looking if:

You need an 80235 house inside Lakewood city limits; the city covers only 23.3% of its land
Your budget is under $600,000; the DMHP Lakewood searches start there

Broker view: "For a relocation I pick the zipcodes before the flight. Price per foot, bedroom count and the city on the record narrow six zipcodes to two, so the tour days go to houses that fit." - Nick Ahrens, eXp Realty, LLC

What this guide does not cover: garages and parking (no primary per-zipcode source tracks them), HOA dues, property taxes, homeowners insurance, mortgage payments and down payments, commute times, lot sizes and rents.

Sources: Redfin's 80215, 80226, 80227, 80228, 80232 and 80235 housing market pages (three months ending September 2026, checked October 24, 2026); Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (bedrooms, home type); Census Bureau 2020 zipcode relationship files (city and county land shares).

Flying in to look at Lakewood? Send me your budget, bedroom count and travel dates, and I will map a tour route across the zipcodes that fit. Call or text 949-230-3625, or request a tour.

Frequently asked questions

What were the median home prices in Lakewood, CO's six zipcodes in 2026?

For the three months ending September 2026, Redfin's medians were $719,789 in 80215, $664,805 in 80228, $534,843 in 80226, $532,094 in 80227, $529,844 in 80232 and $352,896 in 80235. They cover every home type sold, condos and townhomes included.

How many square feet does $700,000 cover in Lakewood?

About 1,928 square feet in 80215 up to about 2,893 in 80232, if you divide $700,000 by each zipcode's median price per square foot for the three months ending September 2026. It is a rough yardstick, not a price on any one home.

Which Lakewood zipcodes have the highest share of homes with three or more bedrooms?

80228 at 63.9% and 80232 at 63.4%, in the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey estimates. 80215 is at 53.1%, 80226 and 80227 at 50.9% each, and 80235 at 34.7%.

Is every Lakewood, CO mailing address inside the City of Lakewood?

No. By land area in the Census Bureau's 2020 relationship files, the city covers 99.4% of 80226 but 76.7% of 80227 and only 23.3% of 80235, where Denver holds 25.1%. Check the exact address before you offer.

Nick Ahrens is a Colorado real estate broker (license FA.100104470) with eXp Realty, LLC, helping buyers and sellers across Denver's west metro. Call or text 949-230-3625, or request a tour.

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