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Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Metro Market Score 68.3 (Difficult), ranked #312 of 330 metros. 7,508 establishments, 33,770 jobs.

Metro Market Score 68.3

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national real estate and rental and leasing average.

💰High-Cost Market

Market conditions for real estate and rental and leasing in Denver-Aurora-Centennial are tougher than average. The 68.3 market score reflects a combination of high labor costs, mixed growth signals, and an already crowded field. Rank: #312 of 330 metros.

Industry Concentration

94.2

LQ: 1.35

Rank #311 of 330 metros

Wage Competitiveness

97.0

$90,823 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 40.3

Employment growth index

Rank #198 of 330 metros

Wage Pressure

13.1

YoY wage change index

7,508 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Firms in Denver-Aurora-Centennial

7,508

Establishments

-6.0% YoY

33,770

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$90,823

Average Annual Wage

+0.6% YoY

1.35

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Colorado

#7 of 7

real estate and rental and leasing metros in state

Colorado state rank

#44 of 51

for real estate and rental and leasing entry risk

vs State Median

+5.1

worse than median (63.2)

Denver-Aurora-Centennial vs Colorado Statewide

How this metro's real estate and rental and leasing market compares to Colorado overall. The state ranks #44/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Denver-Aurora-Centennial	CO Statewide
Overall Score	68.3 Difficult	52.1 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#312 of 330 metros	#44 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in Denver-Aurora-Centennial

Construction 68.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 68.2

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other Colorado Metros

Pueblo 24.2 #38/330 Greeley 41.6 #156/330 Grand Junction 44.2 #176/330 Colorado Springs 63.2 #293/330 Fort Collins-Loveland 63.4 #294/330 Boulder 66.6 #305/330

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Denver-Aurora-Centennial's 68.3 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Rochester, NY 68.3 #311/330 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 68.8 #313/330 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 67.6 #310/330 Casper, WY 67.6 #309/330 Urban Honolulu, HI 69.1 #314/330 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL 69.1 #315/330 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR 69.3 #316/330 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 69.5 #317/330 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN 67.1 #308/330 Barnstable Town, MA 67.0 #307/330

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in States Bordering Colorado

State-level entry risk for real estate and rental and leasing in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Nebraska 26.3 #3/51 Kansas 41.4 #29/51 Oklahoma 42.0 #30/51 Utah 46.6 #38/51 Wyoming 49.6 #41/51 New Mexico 52.3 #45/51 Arizona 52.4 #46/51

Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for real estate and rental and leasing across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For Denver-Aurora-Centennial's real estate and rental and leasing sector, the wage competitiveness component (97.0) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment