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Aurora, CO building permits

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

32,210 building permits were issued in Aurora from October 2024 to September 2026, about 16,105 a year. Roofing permits lead with 10,525, then HVAC (4,458) and plumbing (4,147). 50% were for homes. The city's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't rank, compare or profile firms here: these pages show what was built and when.

32,210permits issued
16,105a year
50%for homes
Sep 2026records through

What gets built here

Roofing

10,525permits
2,761last 12 mo

HVAC

4,458permits
2,294last 12 mo

Plumbing

4,147permits
2,053last 12 mo

Electrical

3,259permits
1,558last 12 mo

New homes

2,399permits
1,146last 12 mo

Remodels & repairs

2,327permits
888last 12 mo

Solar

1,414permits
565last 12 mo

Garages, sheds & shade structures

375permits
190last 12 mo

What this page can and can't show

  • ✓Permits the city issued, by kind of work and month.
  • ✓What the job was declared at on the permit.
  • Who did the work. The city's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't rank, compare or profile firms here.
  • Which permits were finished. The file carries no usable permit status, so it can't say which permits were finished.
  • Where, by ZIP code. The file carries no usable ZIP code.
  • Street addresses or owners. We publish counts and permit rows without them.

Building permits the City of Aurora Building Division issued inside the city (parts of Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties). Plan reviews, master plans, right-of-way permits and tree mitigation in the same feed are not counted. Unincorporated Arapahoe and Adams County and the neighbouring cities issue their own permits.

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Permits by kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, every kind of work with 100 or more. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026. Homes is the share issued as residential permits.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Roofing10,52533%2,761
HVAC4,45814%2,294
Plumbing4,14713%2,053
Electrical3,25910%1,558
New homes2,3997%1,146
Remodels & repairs2,3277%888
Solar1,4144%565
Garages, sheds & shade structures3751%190
Other3,16510%1,470

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: additions (67), demolition (56), pools & spas (13), fences & walls (5).

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Nearby permit data

Permit data for other places in Denver and Boulder. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Aurora OpenData MapServer layer 44 (Building Permits), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The file carries no usable permit status, so it can't say which permits were finished, so no finished share is shown.

Building permits the City of Aurora Building Division issued inside the city (parts of Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties). Plan reviews, master plans, right-of-way permits and tree mitigation in the same feed are not counted. Unincorporated Arapahoe and Adams County and the neighbouring cities issue their own permits.

  • The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Aurora.
  • The file has no status and no final date, so we cannot show which permits finished or how long they took.
  • The file has no ZIP code, so there are no ZIP code pages.
  • Job value is the valuation declared on the permit.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Aurora, CO building permits", https://contractorrecords.com/aurora-co/, data through September 2026, from City of Aurora Building Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · Browse the permits · Permits each month.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits in the last 12 months.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Aurora issue a year?About 16,105 a year in Aurora: 32,210 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 12,985 of them in the last 12 months. That counts the permits the city issued, homes and commercial, not denied or withdrawn applications.
  • Can I find a contractor's permits in Aurora?Not from this file: the city publishes its permits without the contractor's name, so we can't list or rank firms. Ask the contractor for the permit number of a past job.
  • What do people build most in Aurora?Roofing: 10,525 of the 32,210 permits (33%), then HVAC (4,458), plumbing (4,147), October 2024 through September 2026.
  • How do I look up a building permit in Aurora?Filter the permit list on this page by month, kind of work to see what was issued. For one property's permits, search the city's own records by address or permit number; we don't publish addresses. How to look up a permit in Aurora →
  • How many permits were issued in Aurora last month?1,172 in September 2026, the last full month on file; 12,985 over the last 12 months.

Browse the permits

Browse 32,210 permits

Every permit in the file issued October 2024 through September 2026, newest first. Pick a month or a kind of work. Each row is one permit: no street address, no names.

The list loads as you reach it (32,210 permits).

IssuedKind of workCity permit type

Permits each month, the last 12 months

Permits issued each month and the kind of work with the most. A month opens its permits in the list above.

MonthPermitsTop kind of work
Sep 20261,172Roofing (367)
Aug 20261,041HVAC (224)
Jul 20261,145HVAC (267)
Jun 20261,121Roofing (249)
May 2026973Roofing (173)
Apr 20261,134Roofing (266)
Mar 20261,150Plumbing (222)
Feb 2026902Plumbing (170)
Jan 2026863Plumbing (167)
Dec 20251,068Plumbing (209)
Nov 20251,146Roofing (374)
Oct 20251,270Roofing (369)

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