Local data

Building in Durango, CO

Durango, CO is in La Plata County and has about 19,411 residents. 28 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, up from 23 in 2023.

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

Homes and costs in Durango

Typical home value

$668,400 (give or take $42,838)

Typical monthly rent

$1,636 (give or take $101)

Typical household income

$78,602 (give or take $9,139)

Typical year homes were built

1989

Homes lived in by their owners

53%

Homes sitting empty

7.5%

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 Durango

Single-family home permits issued per year
Year	Homes permitted	All new housing units	Value of all permits
2025	28	210	$41.1 million
2024	14	49	$11.8 million
2023	23	196	$29.2 million
2021	114	170	$17.4 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2021 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 Durango pages

Meeting agendas and minutes

Public MeetingsCity · durangoco.gov
Schedule of meetings for the week of October 5, 2026City · durangoco.gov
Schedule of meetings for the week of September 28, 2026City · durangoco.gov

Building permits

Building PermitCity · durangoco.gov
Building Inspections / PermitsCity · durangoco.gov
Building PermitCity · durangoco.gov

Planning and zoning

Planning Your TripCity · durangoco.gov
Development ServicesCity · durangoco.gov
Land Use and Development CodeCity · durangoco.gov

Public notices

Public NoticesCity · durangoco.gov
Legal NoticesCity · durangoco.gov

Projects out for bid

Bid OpportunitiesCity · durangoco.gov
Current BidsCity · durangoco.gov
Finance / ProcurementCounty · lpcgov.org

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 La Plata County

La Plata County has had 8 federal disaster declarations (1 coastal storm, 4 fire, 1 drought, 2 flood).

2005: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (coastal storm)
2002: Valley Fire (fire)
2002: Wildfires (fire)
2002: Missionary Ridge Fire (fire)
2002: Ute Pass Fire (fire)
1977: Drought (drought)

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

Building supply stores near Durango

Sherwin-Williams
400 South Camino Del Rio Durango
The Home Depot
1301 South Camino Del Rio Durango

Plan your Durango project

Build a budget The 7 steps to building a home Find your permit office

Nearby towns

All town guides

Where this information comes from

U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-04; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-04; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-04; U.S. government data, public domain)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-04; U.S. government data, public domain)
OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-04; ODbL 1.0: attribution required; review share-alike before merging into a SchoHome-owned database)
Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-04; Links and titles only; content stays on the official site)

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