Cities in Colorado by housing units authorized by building permits

Denver, CO had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 48 cities in 2024, at 3,994. Federal Heights, CO had the lowest, at 0. The median was 176 and the figure for Colorado was 32,185. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,994Denver, CO

Lowest0Federal Heights, CO

Median17648 cities

Colorado32,185History

All cities, 2024

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Denver, CO Estimated	3,994	-30.2%
2	Aurora, CO Estimated	2,374	-38.3%
3	Longmont, CO Estimated	948	+13.4%
4	Erie, CO Estimated	893	+15.7%
5	Johnstown, CO Estimated	755	+71.6%
6	Brighton, CO Estimated	727	+82.7%
7	Fort Collins, CO Estimated	685	-31.7%
8	Littleton, CO Estimated	642	+21,300%
9	Commerce City, CO Estimated	626	-28%
9	Windsor, CO Estimated	626	+58.5%
11	Lone Tree, CO Estimated	605	+167.7%
12	Castle Rock, CO Estimated	423	-38.7%
13	Parker, CO Estimated	418	-65.2%
14	Boulder, CO Estimated	406	+59.2%
15	Broomfield, CO Estimated	405	-68.3%
16	Loveland, CO Estimated	386	-60.2%
17	Arvada, CO Estimated	364	-11.2%
18	Timnath, CO Estimated	295	-11.9%
19	Firestone, CO Estimated	257	-9.5%
20	Thornton, CO Estimated	247	-67.4%
21	Greeley, CO Estimated	228	-66.6%
22	Berthoud, CO Estimated	226	+2.3%
23	Castle Pines, CO Estimated	200	+31.6%
24	Lakewood, CO Estimated	185	+20.9%
25	Fort Morgan, CO Estimated	166	+155.4%
26	Fort Lupton, CO Estimated	164	-36.7%
27	Wheat Ridge, CO Estimated	163	+56.7%
28	Superior, CO Estimated	157	+18%
29	Montrose, CO Estimated	155	-33.5%
30	Fruita, CO Estimated	151	+13.5%
31	Northglenn, CO Estimated	146	-63%
32	Westminster, CO Estimated	140	+191.7%
33	Frederick, CO Estimated	102	+6.3%
34	Louisville, CO Estimated	89	-61.8%
35	Severance, CO Estimated	81	-67.7%
36	Glenwood Springs, CO Estimated	58	+132%
37	Durango, CO Estimated	49	-75%
38	Wellington, CO Estimated	42	-40%
39	Centennial, CO Estimated	26	+550%
40	Cañon City, CO Estimated	25	+4.2%
41	Evans, CO Estimated	21	+10.5%
42	Rifle, CO Estimated	18	-25%
43	Golden, CO Estimated	11	+120%
44	Englewood, CO Estimated	10	-96.7%
44	Greenwood Village, CO Estimated	10	+233.3%
46	Lafayette, CO Estimated	9	-87.1%
47	Sterling, CO Estimated	1	0%
48	Federal Heights, CO Estimated	0	n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Colorado by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Colorado by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/colorado-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Colorado by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/colorado-cities?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Colorado by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/colorado-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Denver, CO, with 3,994 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Federal Heights, CO, with 0 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.