Littleton, Colorado Real Estate and Relocation Information

Like many Denver suburbs, Littleton had its beginnings in the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush in 1859, but grew substantially with the arrival of the Denver Rio Grande railroad in 1871. Attaining county seat status in 1902 provided another impetus for growth, and the town began to build a strong infrastructure.

Littleton is now a major suburb of Denver with about 40,000 residents, 30 minutes from downtown Denver, and about 45 minutes to Denver International Airport. It is home to part of Highlands Ranch, a large master planned community south of the Denver metro area. Littleton is in three counties: Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson, but is the county set of Arapahoe County.

Hit by overbuilding and a major recession in the 1980s which heavily affected its major employer, Martin Marietta, Littleton began a program of recovery devoted to developing home-grown entrepreneurship. The Economic Gardening Program has been highly successful.

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Littleton, Colorado Real Estate

Littleton real estate runs the gamut from charming older homes near Main Street, Littleton, selling from the mid-$100,000s (hard to come by) all the way up to $1 million plus for a luxurious home in the foothills in Ken Caryl Ranch.

• Littleton home prices for a 3 to 4 bedroom, 3 bath home in a newer subdivision run from about $300,000 to $375,000.
• Littleton condo and townhome prices range from the mid-$100,000s for an older condo in an older part of town up through $275,000 for a spacious newer townhome in a gated golf community.

Littleton Real Estate Prices for January 2008
(data from August 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008)

1,213 detached single family homes were sold with a median list price of $295,000. On average homes took 86 days to sell and sold for a median price of $290,000. Median price is a better measure of sold price than average, which is skewed by a few high-priced homes at the top end and low-priced homes at the bottom. Lowest sold price for detached single family homes was $79,000; highest sold price was $945,887. For condos and townhomes (attached family homes) the lowest sold price was $45,000 while the highest was $630,000. The median sold price was $178,312, and the average was $190,249.
 
The ratio of sold to list price was 97.31% for detached homes. The ratio of sold to original price was 94.03% , which means that sellers are still listing homes a bit too high. The net sold (after seller concessions such as down payment or closing cost assistance, and the like) to original list price was 93.20%. To simplify, if a seller originally listed their home at $300,000 they realized $279,600 from the sale.
 
By the time the seller finally reached a marketable price after having listing it too high, the sold to list ratio improved to 97.31%, and the net sold to list price was 96.44%.

Littleton, Colorado Recreation

Roxborough State Park borders the southwest edge of Littleton, a park with spectacular red rock geological formations. The park is home to plentiful wildlife and provides visitors with hiking, cross-country skiing, and programs on Colorado history and geology. Abundant open space and wetlands characterize Littleton.

Littleton provides many city parks, trails, ball fields, and other recreational opportunities. Hudson Gardens, an event center and regional display garden, offers opportunities for learning, viewing and participating in one of the area’s most beautiful attractions.

Littleton, Colorado Shopping and Dining

• Park Meadows Mall, opened in the early 2000s, features such national department stores as Nordstrom’s and Macy’s (Fall 2006), Dillard's, and many top restaurants – the California Café and Nordstrom’s Café, plus a food court with all the usual fast food stops.
• Other first class restaurants can be found in the Denver Tech Center (located in Greenwood Village), such as Morton’s Steakhouse, Fleming’s Steakhouse, Yia Yia’s Euro Café, and McCormick and Schmick’s Seafood to name a few. The Manor House restaurant in Ken Caryl Ranch in an elegant Georgian mansion is a favorite with locals.

Littleton, Colorado Zip Codes

80120 80121 80122 80123 80124

80125 80126 80127 80128 80129

80130 80160 80161 80162 80163

80165 80166

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