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Real estate businesses in Eagle County, CO

The real estate businesses in Eagle County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,205 of 2,229 scored counties
#36 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
240
16 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
403
+2.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$448.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $20,346 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
43
57% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
108.8
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,291
−2.4% 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

For real estate businesses, Eagle County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,205 of 2,229 scored counties and #36 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Eagle County spend about $448.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,346 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 57% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

Eagle County has 240 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 7%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 108.8 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 403 businesses with payroll in Eagle County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 55 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Eagle County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Eagle County 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 in Eagle County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureEagle CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households108.857.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4379100
Households per official establishment55200414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.0%+11.1%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$20,346$19,501$16,661
Median household income$104,096$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score2233

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
395 → 403+2.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,904
Annual payroll, 2023
$128.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
985Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
24016 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Eagle County, 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 Eagle County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,291−2.4% since 2020
Households
22,058
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,685 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$104,096+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$149,170
Median home value
$839,500
Jobs located here
36,343
Daytime population
60,203Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Eagle County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO712020.0254+16.5%#188 of 2,229
2Morgan County, CO632825.3150+4.2%#471 of 2,229
3Park County, CO622022.3202+5.1%#499 of 2,229
4Weld County, CO6232926.5166+14.2%#508 of 2,229
5Adams County, CO5364134.0130+6.6%#941 of 2,229
6Logan County, CO521720.7172−2.7%#977 of 2,229
7Broomfield County, CO5112439.0129+6.3%#1,045 of 2,229
8Otero County, CO491418.5189−5.2%#1,121 of 2,229
9Pueblo County, CO4720029.2130+0.6%#1,231 of 2,229
10Prowers County, CO461633.8105−1.1%#1,312 of 2,229
36Eagle County, CO22240108.843−2.4%#2,205 of 2,229

Other business types in Eagle County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Eagle County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 240 real estate businesses in Eagle County. 16 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 403 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 985 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Eagle County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $448.8M a year, or $20,346 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 240 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 57% 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,058 households in Eagle County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Eagle County, CO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Eagle County has 108.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 43, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Eagle County would have about 104, against 240 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 55 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Eagle County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Eagle County at 54,291 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,058 households. Median household income in Eagle County is $104,096, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. 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. Eagle County scores 22 for real estate businesses (low), #2,205 of 2,229 scored counties.

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