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Castle Rock, Parker and Elbert County Housing Market: October 2026 Snapshot

Published October 2026, using September 2026 data, the newest full month available. All figures are for detached single-family homes. Every month we’ll pull the newest numbers for the places we know best and explain what they mean. This is the first one. The short version: prices are holding about where they were a year ago, […]
Acreage, Elbert County

Castle Rock, Parker and Elbert County Housing Market: October 2026 Update

In September 2026, single-family homes sold for a median of $720,000 in Castle Rock, $699,700 in Parker and $671,975 in Elbert County. Fewer homes sold than a year earlier in all three areas, and homes took the same time or longer to sell. Sellers still got close to their list price, about 98.6% on average. […]
Acreage, Douglas County, Elbert County, Moving to Colorado

Elizabeth vs. Franktown: Two Rural Towns on Highway 86, Two Different Counties

Elizabeth and Franktown are both rural Colorado towns on State Highway 86, a short drive apart, but they’re in different counties. Franktown is in Douglas County. Elizabeth is in Elbert County. That one difference changes the zoning, the septic rules, the school district and how many horses you can keep. Here’s a side-by-side for acreage […]
Acreage, Elbert County, Wells

Buying Acreage in Elbert County? Read the Well Permit Before You Fall for the Property

If you’re buying acreage in Elbert County, Colorado, look up the property’s well permit before you write an offer. The permit, issued by the Colorado Division of Water Resources, lists exactly what the well’s water can be used for. That decides whether you can water a garden, keep animals or do anything beyond using water […]