State coverage
Colorado Building Permit Data
Colorado building permit data is the public record of construction authorized by Colorado's counties and municipalities. Builty holds 7.8M+ structured Colorado permit records from 50 issuing jurisdictions across 19 counties, covering 1985 to the present, matched to addresses and normalized to a single schema.
7.8M+
Structured permit records
50
Issuing jurisdictions
19
Counties covered
1985 to today
Sustained coverage
Coverage
Where the records are
Colorado is the most concentrated state in the set. Denver holds roughly 30% of all records and El Paso County another 18%, so the two together carry nearly half the state.
| Jurisdiction | Share of state records | Notable for |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 29.9% | Nearly a third of the state's records in one authority |
| El Paso County | 18.1% | Colorado Springs metro, with history back to 1983 |
| Lakewood | 6.1% | Established western suburb, renovation-heavy |
| Pueblo | 4.0% | Southern Colorado's main urban record |
| Fort Collins | 3.6% | Northern Front Range growth and university-driven build |
| Arvada | 3.5% | Suburban stock with steady systems replacement |
Coverage continues across the remaining 44 jurisdictions. Ask for the full jurisdiction list →
What's in the data
What's in the Colorado data
| Field | Coverage | Notes |
|---|---|---|
street_address + geo | Complete | County, locality, ZIP, CBSA and FIPS codes on every record |
description | Nearly complete | The free text the jurisdiction published |
projects | Most records | Builty taxonomy labels across ten categories |
record_type / work_type | Nearly complete | Standardized across every issuing authority |
attributes | Most records | Parsed detail such as utility type, dwelling type, structure type |
| Dates | Most records | Submitted, issued, finaled, on one timeline |
Records outside the usable window are flagged, so a date is either real or explicitly unknown.
Use cases
What Colorado data answers
Hail & roof activity
The Front Range carries one of the heaviest hail-driven re-roof streams in the country.
Wildfire mitigation
Roof, vent, and defensible-space work in the wildland-urban interface.
Housing supply
New residential construction along the Front Range corridor.
Solar & electrification
Residential solar, storage, and panel upgrade activity.
Property condition
Roof, systems, and structural history at address level.
Market research
Four decades of history, in the same schema as every other state.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Are Colorado building permits public record?
Yes. Building permits issued by Colorado jurisdictions are public records. Each one publishes them in its own format and its own system, which is why a statewide view requires collecting and standardizing them jurisdiction by jurisdiction.
How do I look up a building permit in Colorado?
For a single property, the issuing jurisdiction's permit portal is the place to start, since permits are issued locally rather than by the state. For many properties at once, or for analysis across jurisdictions, a standardized dataset is the practical route: Builty holds 7.8M+ Colorado permit records in one consistent structure.
How far back does Colorado permit data go?
Colorado carries sustained coverage from 1985 to the present. Individual jurisdictions reach back further, and some records carry placeholder dates from legacy systems; those are identified as placeholders, so the stated window is the one the data actually supports.
Which Colorado county has the most building permits?
Denver, which is both a city and a county, at roughly 30% of state records. El Paso County, covering the Colorado Springs metro, is second at roughly 18%.
How far back does Colorado Springs data go?
El Paso County's records reach back to 1983, which is deeper than most jurisdictions in the state.
Can I get data for a single county or city?
Yes. Delivery can be scoped to any set of Colorado jurisdictions, project types, or date ranges, by API, bulk file, or ongoing feed.
Get the Colorado dataset
Statewide, or scoped to the jurisdictions and project types you care about.
Request Colorado Data