Local data

Homes and building in Aspen, CO

Aspen, CO is in Pitkin County and has about 6,756 residents. 8 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, down from 14 in 2023.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Aspen before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Aspen

Typical home value

$819,900 (give or take $537,141)

Typical monthly rent

$2,081 (give or take $222)

Typical household income

$74,033 (give or take $11,496)

Typical year homes were built

1986

Homes lived in by their owners

57.1%

Homes sitting empty

33.3%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Aspen

Single-family home permits issued per year
Year	Homes permitted	All new housing units	Value of all permits
2025	8	8	$88.5 million
2024	14	26	$118.8 million
2023	14	16	$66.6 million
2022	10	12	$69.6 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2022 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Aspen pages

Public notices

Legal NoticesCounty · aspen.gov
Public NoticesCounty · aspen.gov

Contractor licensing

Contractor LicensingCounty · aspen.gov
Homeowner/Builder LicensingCounty · aspen.gov
Contractor LicenseCounty · aspen.gov

Projects out for bid

Procurement CodeCounty · aspen.gov

Source links, not a list of current permits or open bids. Check dates and which city or county handles your property before using a notice or application.

Disaster history for Pitkin County

Pitkin County has had 4 federal disaster declarations (1 coastal storm, 1 fire, 1 flood, 1 drought).

2005: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (coastal storm)
2002: Wildfires (fire)
1984: Severe Storms, Mudslides, Landslides & Flooding (flood)
1977: Drought (drought)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

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Where this information comes from

U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-09; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-09; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-09; U.S. government data, public domain)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-09; U.S. government data, public domain)
OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-09; ODbL 1.0: attribution required)
Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-09; Links and titles only)

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