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Cost to Build a Garage in Denver, CO: what the permits say

How much does it cost to build a garage in Denver? The usual garage job filed with Denver is $29,882, from 976 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $21,815 and $33,115. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$29,882usual filed value
$21,815–$33,115middle half of firms' usual jobs
976priced permits (99% of 989)
233firms on file
Sep 2026records through

How much does it cost to build a garage in Denver?

The usual garage job filed with Denver is $29,882, from 976 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $21,815 and $33,115. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 976 priced permits across 230 firms, pooled into one. Half of Denver garage permits were filed between $24,200 and $37,900.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$16,8001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$24,2001 in 4 filed below
50th$29,900the middle permit
75th$37,9001 in 4 filed above
90th$51,7001 in 10 filed above

By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: City and County of Denver parcel values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $836,850$30,64265564
Middle third$836,850–$1,541,500$30,00066145
Upper third$1,554,700 and up$29,41566164

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in; both are shown for firms with 5 or more priced permits. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle half
Affordable Garages & Concrete LLC19062$30,642$26,589–$35,895
Custom Garage Company LLC12620$31,068$28,244–$36,076
WH Construction LLC6018$41,784$32,503–$50,282
Wedoit Builders LLP269$29,248$25,000–$31,068
Best Built Garages LLC218$25,676$24,172–$30,811
Madrid Diego152$37,466$31,946–$50,289
H.A. Custom Homes Inc62$24,776$21,462–$26,135
Fox Enterprise LLC42——
Rosewater Construction LLC32——
Payan Construction22——

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $30,642; the 215 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $30,094.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $1,554,700 and up) usually file $29,415, against $30,642 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 garage permits is filed under $16,800 and 1 in 10 over $51,700, 3 times as much.
  • 98.7% of the 989 permits carry a value; the 13 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 976 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Denver, 1 in 10 garage filed values sit under $16,800, the middle half between $24,200 and $37,900, and 1 in 10 over $51,700.

  • $67,200Above $51,700: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Denver.
  • $29,882Right at the usual $29,882: in the middle of the file.
  • $11,800Below $16,800: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule garage construction in Denver

Denver files the fewest garage permits in September (79 against an average month of 100) and the most in October (155). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Denver →

How these numbers are made

Source: City and County of Denver residential construction and demolition permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. How the records work in Denver →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for a garage job in Denver?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Denver garage firms usually file between $21,815 and $33,115 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 1.5 times apart and both be normal for Denver. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
  • What range is normal for garage jobs in Denver?Half of permits were filed between $24,200 and $37,900; 8 in 10 between $16,800 and $51,700. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do garage builders charge in Denver?The usual garage job is filed at $29,882; the middle half of firms usually file between $21,815 and $33,115. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $30,642, about the same as the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Why do prices I see online differ from $29,882?$29,882 is the construction value contractors wrote on Denver permits. Online figures are usually all-in ranges whose scope you can't check (design, fees, site work), and our file mixes small and large jobs of this type in one number. Use the spread above to see where a quote sits.
  • Do bigger houses get bigger bills?Not in the file: firms working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $29,415, the lower third $30,642.
  • Where does this data come from?City and County of Denver residential construction and demolition permits, read October 2026. How the records work in Denver →

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