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Remodel and repair permits in the City of Thornton, CO

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

1,261 remodel and repair permits were issued in the City of Thornton, October 2024 through September 2026: about 630 a year and 16% of all permits. 765 remodel and repair permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 54% more than the 496 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is September. 80602 has the most, 391.

What this file covers: Re-roof, fence and backflow permits are left out of every month: the city's published file stops carrying them after July 2025.

1,261permits issued
765last 12 months
Sepbusiest month
87%finished
$13,218usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Remodel and repair permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 51Oct2024Nov 2024: 39Dec 2024: 26Jan 2025: 33Jan2025Feb 2025: 27Mar 2025: 49Apr 2025: 45May 2025: 35Jun 2025: 35Jul 2025: 55JulAug 2025: 61Sep 2025: 40Oct 2025: 59Nov 2025: 41Dec 2025: 56Jan 2026: 58Jan2026Feb 2026: 49Mar 2026: 56Apr 2026: 55May 2026: 87Jun 2026: 96Jul 2026: 43JulAug 2026: 60Sep 2026: 105
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MonthPermits
Oct 202451
Nov 202439
Dec 202426
Jan 202533
Feb 202527
Mar 202549
Apr 202545
May 202535
Jun 202535
Jul 202555
Aug 202561
Sep 202540
Oct 202559
Nov 202541
Dec 202556
Jan 202658
Feb 202649
Mar 202656
Apr 202655
May 202687
Jun 202696
Jul 202643
Aug 202660
Sep 2026105

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When remodel and repair permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). September is the busiest (138), February the quietest (72). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 87 (100 = an average month)February: 72 (100 = an average month)March: 100 (100 = an average month)April: 95 (100 = an average month)May: 116 (100 = an average month)June: 125 (100 = an average month)July: 93 (100 = an average month)August: 115 (100 = an average month)September: 138 (100 = an average month)138October: 105 (100 = an average month)November: 76 (100 = an average month)December: 78 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January87
February72
March100
April95
May116
June125
July93
August115
September138
October105
November76
December78

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How many remodel and repair permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025496
Finished87.1%
Expired10.9%

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What a remodel and repair permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 1,259 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$13,218
Middle half$6,051–$28,808

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ZIP codes with the most remodel and repair permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 1,261 remodel and repair permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
8060239131%
8024137129%
8023324920%
8022920416%
80260464%

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Residential Alteration - Window/Door Replacement34227%
Residential Alteration - Basement Finish32926%
Residential Alteration - Siding29423%
Residential Alteration - Interior/Exterior Remodel16913%
Residential Alteration - Structural Repair12710%

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How Thornton compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Nearby permit data

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

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Thornton Permits map service, layer Building Permits (2017-present), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building and trade permits the City of Thornton issues inside the city limits, including the part of Thornton in Weld County, except re-roof, fence and backflow/irrigation permits, which the city's published file stops carrying after July 2025 and are left out of every month. Unincorporated Adams County, Northglenn, Westminster and Federal Heights issue their own permits and are not in this file. Right-of-way permits are left out.

  • The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Thornton.
  • Re-roof, fence and backflow permits are not counted: the city's published file drops them after July 2025 (re-roofs went from hundreds a month to almost none), so counting the earlier ones would show a collapse that did not happen. Roofing is not covered on these pages for that reason.
  • The file has a status but no final date, so we can say how many permits finished but not how long they took.
  • Value is the valuation declared on the permit application, not the final cost of the job.
  • Status Closed counts as finished; Expired and Expired Closed count as expired.

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, "Remodel and repair permits in the City of Thornton, CO", https://contractorrecords.com/thornton/remodel-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Thornton Development Department building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types.

Download the tables (CSV): Remodels & repairs permits by month · Remodels & repairs permits by calendar month (index) · Remodels & repairs permits: finished share · Remodels & repairs permits: declared value · Remodels & repairs permits by ZIP code · Remodels & repairs permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many remodel and repair permits does Thornton issue a year?About 630 a year in the City of Thornton: 1,261 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 765 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Thornton file the most remodel and repair permits?September (138 against an average month of 100); February is the quietest (72). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most remodel and repair permits in Thornton?80602, with 391 of the 1,261 (31%); then 80241 (371).