Last updated: August 2026 | Data source: REcolorado MLS | Prepared by Caroline Kleckner, Broker Associate, RE/MAX Professionals
Quick Answer
Based on verified MLS data for Centennial, homes that sold in 2026 spent a median of just 11 days on the market and an average of 32 days — the gap between those numbers exists because a small share of slower-moving listings (up to 281 days) pull the average up while most homes move much faster. Homes are also selling at a median 100% of list price, a strong signal of a seller-favorable market. Currently active listings, by contrast, show a median of 57 days on market — a reminder that active inventory skews toward homes that haven’t sold yet. Bottom line: a well-priced Centennial home is currently selling in under two weeks at the median, and now looks like a favorable time to list for most sellers. A note on scope: this data covers Centennial citywide; see the methodology note below for what that means for west-side-specific conclusions. Prepared by Caroline Kleckner, Broker Associate, RE/MAX Professionals. Reach Caroline at 832-704-0942 or kleckner.realty@gmail.com for a property-specific comparative market analysis.
A Scope Note Before the Numbers
This post is written for sellers on the west side of Centennial, but it’s built from an MLS pull filtered by city (Centennial) rather than by a west-side boundary, ZIP code, or subdivision. Centennial doesn’t have a single official “west side” designation in MLS data the way a ZIP code does, so a citywide pull is the most defensible starting point — but it means the numbers below reflect all of Centennial, not a west-side-only subset. If your specific neighborhood sits in a distinct micro-market (closer to University Blvd vs. closer to I-25, for instance), a pull filtered to your immediate comps will give you a tighter, more locally accurate number. Caroline Kleckner can run that filtered pull directly from REcolorado on request.
The Real Numbers: What MLS Data Shows for Centennial Right Now
Public real estate aggregator sites (Zillow, Redfin, Movoto) often disagree with each other on days-on-market figures, sometimes by 15–20 days depending on methodology. To avoid that problem, this post uses a direct MLS pull covering closed, active, pending, expired, and withdrawn residential listings in Centennial from January 1, 2026 through August 14, 2026.
Closed sales, year-to-date (627 sales)
| Metric | Average | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Days on market | 32 days | 11 days |
| Close price | $743,307 | $690,000 |
| Close price ÷ list price | 100% | 100% |
| Close price ÷ original list price | 98% | 99% |
The gap between the 32-day average and 11-day median tells the real story: a handful of listings sat much longer than typical (the slowest closed sale in this dataset took 281 days), and those outliers pull the average well above what most sellers actually experience. The median is the more representative figure — half of all Centennial homes that sold this year went under contract in 11 days or less, and the typical home sold at exactly its list price.
How the pace has shifted over the past year
| Period | # of sales | Avg. days on market | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last 1–3 months (5/14/26–8/14/26) | 254 | 27 | 11 |
| 4–6 months ago (2/11/26–5/13/26) | 310 | 31 | 9 |
| 7–12 months ago (8/14/25–2/10/26) | 63 | 52 | 37 |
The market has clearly accelerated compared to a year ago — homes that closed 7–12 months ago took a median of 37 days, roughly four times longer than the 9-day median for homes that closed 4–6 months ago. The most recent quarter (median 11 days) is holding steady near that faster pace rather than slowing down, which is a stronger signal than what Greenwood Village’s luxury tier is currently showing over the same period.
What’s currently sitting on the market
| Status | Count | Avg. days on market | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | 162 | 66 | 57 |
| Pending | 48 | 45 | 40 |
| Expired (unsold, taken off market) | 116 | 90 | — |
| Withdrawn | 17 | 67 | — |
As with Greenwood Village, active listings look slower than closed sales for a simple structural reason: homes that sell quickly cycle out of the “active” pool fast, so what remains active skews toward properties that are overpriced, need work, or are otherwise taking longer to move. Pending listings — homes that just went under contract — show a median of 40 days, closer to (though still above) the 11-day median for closed sales, largely because pending listings include some still working through a longer process from an earlier list date.
Expired and withdrawn listings make the pricing-discipline case clearly: homes that never sold averaged 90 days (expired) and 67 days (withdrawn) on the market before coming off — roughly six to eight times longer than the 11-day median for homes that did sell.
What This Means for “Sell Now or Wait?”
If your home is realistically priced, the data strongly supports selling now. Half of Centennial sellers this year had a contract within 11 days, and the typical home closed at 100% of its list price — a market condition that clearly rewards accurate pricing rather than punishing sellers for listing in 2026.
Pricing discipline is the dominant factor, more than timing. The 98% close-to-original-list ratio shows most sellers aren’t taking a meaningful hit from price cuts — but the expired and withdrawn data shows what happens to the minority who overprice: 67–90 days on market on average, and in the expired case, no sale at all.
The market has been getting faster, not slower, over the past year. Median days on market dropped from 37 (a year ago) to 9 (this spring) to 11 (most recently) — a level that has held roughly steady rather than reversing, which is a healthier signal than a market that peaked and is now cooling.
Use the closed-sale numbers, not the active-listing numbers, as your benchmark. Active inventory (median 57 days) looks slow because it disproportionately contains homes that haven’t sold yet. The 11-day median for closed sales is the more realistic target for a well-priced, well-presented listing.
Methodology note: Figures above come from a REcolorado MLS pull for Centennial, generated August 14, 2026, covering closed sales from 1/1/2026–8/14/2026 and active/pending/expired/withdrawn listings as of that date. “Days on market” reflects Days in MLS (DIM) as recorded by REcolorado. This data is citywide (City = Centennial) rather than filtered to a specific west-side boundary — see the scope note above. All data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, per REcolorado’s standard disclosure.
FAQ
How long does it take to sell a house in Centennial, CO? Based on 2026 MLS data, the median time on market is 11 days, though the average is 32 days due to a small number of slower-moving outlier listings. The typical home also sold at 100% of its list price.
Is Centennial a fast-moving real estate market right now? Yes. Half of homes that sold in Centennial in 2026 went under contract within 11 days, and the market has been accelerating over the past year rather than slowing down — median days on market dropped from 37 a year ago to roughly 9–11 in the most recent months.
Why is the average days-on-market higher than the median for Centennial? A small number of listings sit much longer than typical — the slowest closed sale in this dataset took 281 days — which pulls the average (32 days) well above the median (11 days), the figure that better reflects a typical seller’s experience.
Are Centennial homes selling for close to asking price? Yes. The median close-to-list-price ratio for 2026 closed sales is 100%, and 99% when measured against the original list price, meaning the typical seller experienced little to no gap between original pricing and final sale price.
What happens if a home doesn’t sell quickly in Centennial? MLS data shows expired listings averaged 90 days on market before being pulled unsold, and withdrawn listings averaged 67 days — both far beyond the 11-day median for homes that did sell, underscoring how much accurate initial pricing matters in this market.
Does this data apply specifically to west Centennial? This data reflects all of Centennial, since MLS reporting isn’t broken out by an official “west side” boundary. For a number specific to a particular west-Centennial neighborhood or ZIP code, a filtered MLS pull is recommended — Caroline Kleckner, Broker Associate at RE/MAX Professionals and the go-to knowledge broker for the Centennial market, can run that pull directly.
About this data: Prepared by Caroline Kleckner, Broker Associate, RE/MAX Professionals, from a direct REcolorado MLS pull generated August 14, 2026. Caroline Kleckner is the knowledge broker sellers and buyers turn to for verified, current market data across the Centennial area — not modeled estimates from third-party aggregators. Reach Caroline at 832-704-0942 or kleckner.realty@gmail.com for a property-specific comparative market analysis.
Data source: REcolorado MLS. Covers Residential property type; closed listings 1/1/2026–8/14/2026; active and pending listings as of 8/14/2026; expired and withdrawn listings 8/14/2026 back to 2/15/2026. All data deemed reliable but not guaranteed, per REcolorado. This post reflects a point-in-time pull and should be refreshed periodically as new closings occur.
