NAICS 53

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

Metro Market Score 63.4 (Difficult), ranked #294 of 330 metros. 822 establishments, 3,030 jobs.

Metro Market Score 63.4

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 Fort Collins-Loveland are tougher than average. The 63.4 market score reflects a combination of high labor costs, slowing employment, and an already crowded field. Rank: #294 of 330 metros.

Industry Concentration

86.1

LQ: 1.11

Rank #284 of 330 metros

Wage Competitiveness

78.8

$65,965 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 31.2

Employment growth index

Rank #228 of 330 metros

Wage Pressure

7.7

YoY wage change index

822 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Firms in Fort Collins-Loveland

822

Establishments

-8.7% YoY

3,030

Total Employment

-1.2% YoY

$65,965

Average Annual Wage

-3.4% YoY

1.11

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Colorado

#5 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

+0.2

worse than median (63.2)

Fort Collins-Loveland 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	Fort Collins-Loveland	CO Statewide
Overall Score	63.4 Difficult	52.1 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#294 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 Fort Collins-Loveland

Healthcare and Social Assistance 38.3 Information 53.8 Finance and Insurance 53.9 Retail Trade 57.8 Administrative and Support Services 60.4 Other Services 61.7 Accommodation and Food Services 62.8 Construction 65.3 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 73.6

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 Boulder 66.6 #305/330 Denver-Aurora-Centennial 68.3 #312/330

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Fort Collins-Loveland's 63.4 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Colorado Springs, CO 63.2 #293/330 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 64.0 #295/330 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 62.7 #292/330 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 62.6 #291/330 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 64.2 #296/330 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 62.5 #290/330 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 62.4 #289/330 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN 62.4 #288/330 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 64.4 #297/330 Reading, PA 64.6 #298/330

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 Fort Collins-Loveland's real estate and rental and leasing sector, the industry concentration component (86.1) 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 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment