Local data

Homes and building in Glenwood Springs, CO

Glenwood Springs, CO is in Garfield County and has about 10,241 residents. 15 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, up from 1 in 2023.

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

Homes and costs in Glenwood Springs

Typical home value

$619,000 (give or take $41,866)

Typical monthly rent

$1,867 (give or take $282)

Typical household income

$91,481 (give or take $13,278)

Typical year homes were built

1982

Homes lived in by their owners

54.7%

Homes sitting empty

7.3%

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 Glenwood Springs

Single-family home permits issued per year
Year	Homes permitted	All new housing units	Value of all permits
2025	15	24	$8.8 million
2024	2	58	$15.1 million
2023	1	25	$3.8 million
2022	2	9	$2.0 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 Glenwood Springs pages

Meeting agendas and minutes

Board agendasCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov
BOCC meetingsCounty · us02web.zoom.us

Building permits

Building permitsCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov
Building permitsCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov

Projects out for bid

Bids and RFPsCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov
Procurement contractsCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov
Public Surplus AuctionCounty · garfieldcountyco.gov

Planning and zoning

Evacuation preparednessCounty · garfieldcountyco.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 Garfield County

Garfield County has had 10 federal disaster declarations (7 fire, 1 coastal storm, 1 flood, 1 drought).

2020: Pine Gulch Fire (fire)
2020: Grizzly Creek Fire (fire)
2007: Newcastle Fire (fire)
2006: Red Apple Fire (fire)
2005: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (coastal storm)
2002: Panorama Fire - 07/31/02 (fire)

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

Building supply stores near Glenwood Springs

Lowe's
215 West Meadows Drive Glenwood Springs
ACE
John Deere
2930 South Grand Avenue
Builders FirstSource
7150 Highway 82

Plan your Glenwood Springs 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 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-07; ODbL 1.0: attribution required)
Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-07; Links and titles only)

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