Boulder County, CO. School Review

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Anatomy of Housing Market Comeback: Boulder County, Colorado. Key metrics thru the end of the first quarter of 2012 show all the signs of a strengthening market: median sales price is up as is the number of closed sales, the days on market is down slightly and the number of homes for sale is down by almost 21%.
In fact, scarcity of inventory (homes for sale) in many areas is now the problem.
Note: this is for all of Boulder County, not just the city of Boulder. There is considerable fluctuation in these numbers depending on where you are in Boulder County. If you would like to know the stats for you specific zip code, email it to me and I'll send you a more detailed snapshot of your market.

Boulder County

Key Metrics                  Q1-2012               1-Yr Chg

Median sales price          $369,250                  +5.5%

Pct of List Price vs Sold      96.9%                   +0.2%

Homes for Sale                 1,206                     -20.8%

Closed Sales                       522                     +16.5%

Days on Market                  124                       -1.8%

Schools in Erie Colorado

The number of new home sales in Erie has of course brought with it some exciting new schools. Erie’s third elementary school is likely to be constructed two years ahead of schedule due to an unexpected increase in student enrollment. Last August, Black Rock elementary opened in Vista Ridge subdivision and will be at 123 percent of capacity in the fall of 2009. By 2012, both Erie Elementary and Black Rock will be at 128 percent of capacity. Erie received a dedicated school sight from the developer of Canyon Creek subdivision and the town is negotiating terms with the St.Vrain Valley School District prior to deeding the parcel to them. The property is located on the east side of 119th Street, between Erie Parkway and Jasper Road. If agreement is reached in the next few weeks the school could be completed in time to open in the fall of 2011.