HousingPermits

Metro area in Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO

The Colorado Springs metro area authorized 5,825 new housing units in 2025. Permits rose 46% between 2024 and 2025, the largest increase among the 7 metro areas based in Colorado. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 8.6 units a year in 2021–2025, 1.9 times the national rate of 4.7.

02,5005,0007,50010k2004: 6,766 units (6,452 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 286 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 6,983 units (6,451 single-family, 152 in 2–4 unit, 380 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 4,595 units (4,300 single-family, 131 in 2–4 unit, 164 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 3,229 units (2,824 single-family, 108 in 2–4 unit, 297 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,076 units (1,644 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 432 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,369 units (1,353 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,760 units (1,676 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 77 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 2,275 units (1,616 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 657 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 3,011 units (2,410 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 597 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 3,587 units (2,885 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 684 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 3,673 units (2,662 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 983 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 3,665 units (3,022 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 631 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 5,166 units (3,610 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 1,548 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 4,965 units (3,852 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 1,106 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 5,734 units (4,229 single-family, 32 in 2–4 unit, 1,473 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 5,508 units (4,051 single-family, 141 in 2–4 unit, 1,316 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 6,932 units (5,039 single-family, 306 in 2–4 unit, 1,587 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 9,335 units (5,074 single-family, 336 in 2–4 unit, 3,925 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 8,844 units (3,646 single-family, 256 in 2–4 unit, 4,942 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 5,277 units (2,670 single-family, 248 in 2–4 unit, 2,359 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 3,994 units (2,878 single-family, 244 in 2–4 unit, 872 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 5,825 units (2,839 single-family, 182 in 2–4 unit, 2,804 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252021 high · 9,3352009 low · 1,36904,0008,00012k2004: 6,766 units (6,452 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 286 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 6,983 units (6,451 single-family, 152 in 2–4 unit, 380 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 4,595 units (4,300 single-family, 131 in 2–4 unit, 164 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 3,229 units (2,824 single-family, 108 in 2–4 unit, 297 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,076 units (1,644 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 432 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,369 units (1,353 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,760 units (1,676 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 77 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 2,275 units (1,616 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 657 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 3,011 units (2,410 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 597 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 3,587 units (2,885 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 684 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 3,673 units (2,662 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 983 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 3,665 units (3,022 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 631 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 5,166 units (3,610 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 1,548 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 4,965 units (3,852 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 1,106 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 5,734 units (4,229 single-family, 32 in 2–4 unit, 1,473 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 5,508 units (4,051 single-family, 141 in 2–4 unit, 1,316 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 6,932 units (5,039 single-family, 306 in 2–4 unit, 1,587 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 9,335 units (5,074 single-family, 336 in 2–4 unit, 3,925 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 8,844 units (3,646 single-family, 256 in 2–4 unit, 4,942 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 5,277 units (2,670 single-family, 248 in 2–4 unit, 2,359 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 3,994 units (2,878 single-family, 244 in 2–4 unit, 872 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 5,825 units (2,839 single-family, 182 in 2–4 unit, 2,804 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252021 high · 9,335

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 5 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was El Paso County (unincorporated), with 32,504 units or 98% of the total, followed by Teller County (unincorporated) with 435. Among the three largest, El Paso County (unincorporated) put 46% of its units in five-plus buildings, Teller County (unincorporated) 0%.

  • El Paso County (unincorporated)98% (32,504 units)
  • Teller County (unincorporated)1.3% (435 units)
  • Woodland Park0.8% (259 units)
  • Cripple Creek0.2% (71 units)
  • Calhan town0% (6 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Houses or apartments

In Colorado Springs, 51% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 45% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Elizabethtown (45% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 4.5%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (4,942), single-family houses in 2004 (6,452).

2021–202551.4%51%3.8%44.8%45%2004–200693.8%94%1.7%4.5%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202551.4%51%3.8%44.8%45%2004–200693.8%94%1.7%4.5%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Colorado Springs authorized the most units in 2021 (9,335); 2025 reached 62% of that. Its peak year is shared by 27 other metro areas, among them Provo, Des Moines, Madison. Annual permits fell from 6,983 during the mid-2000s boom to 1,369 in 2009, a drop of 80%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Bozeman's (80%). The 2021–2025 pace of 6,655 units a year is 8.8% above the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 5 years in a row up to 2014.

Where in the metro

El Paso County accounted for 98% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Teller County for 2.3%.

  • El Paso County98% (5,707 in 2025)
  • Teller County2.3% (118 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Greensboro-High Point, NC3,8304.936%
Colorado Springs, CO5,8258.645%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR3,1424.024%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT7,30410.726%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA6,2498.032%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Colorado Springs beside Little Rock

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Colorado. Counting rules.