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Housing permits · Colorado

Commerce City, CO building permits: new housing

623 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -36% on the year before, with $211M of construction value.

623
Housing units, last 12 months-36% vs. prior 12: $211M
Construction value: 1%
In 5+ unit buildings5 units: 10.5
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 59,317

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Denver6,408
Aurora1,414
Douglas County Unincorporated Area690
Littleton611
Parker town537
Adams County Unincorporated Area512
Jefferson County Unincorporated Area468
Thornton374
Castle Pines365
Arvada343
Elbert County Unincorporated Area

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	46 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	67 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	46 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	84 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	37 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	59 units	21 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	136 units	98 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	358 units	324 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	38 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	46 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	42 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	86 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	64 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	64 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	55 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	70 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	50 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	606	606	$206M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	4	12	$3.4M
5+ units	1	5	$1.3M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	931	443	$244M
2024	626	0	$240M
2023	869	220	$261M

Key facts

Commerce City, CO permitted 623 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $211,014,417 in construction value.
That is -36% compared with the 12 months before (977 units).
606 were single-family homes and 5 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (1 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $340,422.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 50 units were permitted.
It ranked #9 of 271 permit-issuing places in Colorado by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 931 units were permitted ($244M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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Adams County2,301
Denver-Aurora-Centennial CO14,823
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