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Real estate agents and brokers in the Durango, CO area

The real estate agents and brokers in the Durango, CO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #463 of 533 scored small-town markets
#6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado

Listings
138
3 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
79
+23.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$450.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,473 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
60
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
56.6
85% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,898
+2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Durango area is 35 (lower middle), #463 of 533 scored small-town markets and #6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 138 real estate agents and brokers in the Durango area. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 56.6 for every 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in the Durango area spend about $450.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,473 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 40% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Durango area was 79 in 2023, up 23.4% from 2019. That is one for every 309 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $327K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Durango area. Population estimates show the Durango area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Durango area compares

The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate agents and brokers in Durango, CO area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureDurango areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households56.644.430.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6081100
Households per official establishment309318788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.4%+12.9%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,473$19,501$16,661
Median household income$86,056$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3533

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79+23.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1383 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$327K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Durango area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Durango area

Population, 2025 estimate
56,898+2.2% since 2020
Households
24,378
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,690 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,780
Median home value
$591,500
Jobs located here
25,833
Daytime population
57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Colorado

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Colorado for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Durango area marked.

Top small-town markets in Colorado

Small-town markets in Colorado ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Alamosa, CO641916.6168+2.1%#94 of 533
2Fort Morgan, CO572421.7139+4.2%#171 of 533
3Montrose, CO397441.076+4.1%#409 of 533
4Cañon City, CO375932.890+2.4%#434 of 533
5Sterling, CO361720.7137−2.7%#441 of 533
6Durango, CO3513856.660+2.2%#463 of 533
7Steamboat Springs, CO3211468.452+0.9%#491 of 533
8Rifle, CO3224173.948+1.2%#492 of 533
9Breckenridge, CO3114593.241+1.1%#502 of 533
10Edwards, CO2319086.143−2.4%#527 of 533

Other business types in the Durango area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Durango, CO area?

The Durango area has 138 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 23.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Durango, CO area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $450.3M a year, or $18,473 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 138 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 40% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,378 households in the Durango area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Durango, CO area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Durango area has 56.6 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 60, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Durango area would have about 83, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 309 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Durango, CO area growing?

Population estimates put the Durango area at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in the Durango area is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Durango area scores 35 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #463 of 533 scored small-town markets.

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