Best In Colorado Real Estate™: Denver
2026-10-23
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO leads Colorado in construction establishments with 9,088 active firms—more than double the next-highest metro. This is not a bubble; it’s a sign of deep, durable market strength. The data comes directly from ALEX Intelligence’s analysis of U.S. Census County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 23 (Construction), published October 23, 2026. https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-23-denver-istand-23-msa. How does this construction dominance affect your investment strategy? What other metrics should we track to assess resilience in a volatile market?
Construction Establishments, top 7 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2022)
#1 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — 9,088
#2 Colorado Springs, CO — 2,161
#3 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — 1,396
#4 Greeley, CO — 1,191
#5 Boulder, CO — 839
#6 Grand Junction, CO — 610
#7 Pueblo, CO — 420
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: EnokiPPT (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=104702854; Slide 2: Isarra (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=29673817; Slide 3: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=150022424; Slide 4: Steve Hicks from Liverpool, UK (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=14707086
Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-23-denver-istand-23-msa
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Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA
Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies
Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al.
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Source data: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 23 (Construction) · ALEX Intelligence computation
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov



