Denver metro
Denver and the cities that ring it, from century-old brick neighborhoods to subdivisions finished last year.
Where we work
Painters near you, in 47 Colorado towns
Castle Rock to Longmont, Fort Morgan to Breckenridge. Each town page covers local conditions and how old the housing is, because that decides the preparation.
Direct answer
Painter Hotline covers 47 cities and towns on Colorado's Front Range: the Denver metro, the south metro to Castle Rock, Broomfield and Boulder County to Longmont, the eastern plains to Fort Morgan and the I-70 mountain towns to Breckenridge. We do not take work north of Longmont, south of Castle Rock, east of Fort Morgan or west of Breckenridge.
Pick your town
Five regions, one phone number
South metro and Douglas County
Arapahoe and Douglas County suburbs south to Castle Rock, our southern edge. Mostly newer housing with active homeowner associations.
Boulder County, Broomfield and Carbon Valley
Broomfield, the old coal towns of east Boulder County, and the fast-growing Carbon Valley in Weld County, north to Longmont.
Eastern plains
Plains towns along I-70 to about Byers and Deer Trail, and along I-76 to Fort Morgan, usually on planned trips.
Foothills and I-70 mountain towns
Foothills communities above the metro and the I-70 corridor west into Summit County, ending at Breckenridge.
Local dataShare of homes built before 1980, by city
How old the housing is, town by town
The share of homes built before 1980 ranges from almost none in the newest suburbs to most of the housing in the old mining and farm towns. It is a rough guide to two things: how likely lead-based paint is (it was banned for homes in 1978), and how many layers of old coating a crew is likely to find.
* Fewer than 2,500 homes; the estimate has a wide margin of error. Conifer uses ZIP code 80433. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B25034, B25003 and B25077). Arvada, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Golden, Boulder and Brighton are not charted here.
Show the numbers
| City | Homes | Before 1980 | 2000 or later |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrison | 137 | 91.2% (±7) | 1.5% |
| Idaho Springs | 832 | 88.6% (±12) | 6.6% |
| Georgetown | 798 | 73.9% (±13) | 10.4% |
| Fort Morgan | 4,426 | 73.1% (±8.4) | 12% |
| Englewood | 17,283 | 68.4% (±3.7) | 16.3% |
| Evergreen | 3,938 | 59.7% (±7.2) | 10.2% |
| Northglenn | 15,020 | 59.1% (±4.2) | 18% |
| Denver | 352,593 | 57.4% (±1) | 28.7% |
| Fort Lupton | 2,922 | 55.2% (±8.3) | 17.7% |
| Dillon | 1,222 | 51.2% (±7.8) | 7.1% |
| Hudson | 642 | 50.5% (±13.5) | 24.3% |
| Byers | 604 | 49.7% (±17) | 15.9% |
| Littleton | 21,506 | 46.9% (±2.7) | 21% |
| Centennial | 42,513 | 44.3% (±1.7) | 12.4% |
| Conifer | 3,578 | 39% (±5.4) | 22.3% |
| Aurora | 150,242 | 37.8% (±1) | 28% |
| Longmont | 42,435 | 37.6% (±2.2) | 32.8% |
| Westminster | 50,166 | 34.6% (±1.7) | 23.6% |
| Breckenridge | 7,719 | 29.2% (±4.5) | 34.8% |
| Greenwood Village | 6,869 | 28.5% (±3.5) | 36.6% |
| Strasburg | 1,152 | 27.6% (±11.2) | 47.8% |
| Bennett | 1,114 | 27% (±8) | 40.7% |
| Frisco | 3,649 | 25.3% (±6.6) | 18.3% |
| Commerce City | 22,165 | 24.9% (±2.7) | 67.4% |
| Dacono | 2,295 | 23.2% (±5.8) | 70.3% |
| Lafayette | 13,323 | 23.1% (±2.8) | 31.6% |
| Thornton | 51,088 | 22.7% (±1.7) | 42.1% |
| Broomfield | 32,261 | 21.7% (±1.3) | 52.8% |
| Louisville | 8,304 | 20% (±2.2) | 23.9% |
| Wiggins | 439 | 17.1% (±7.6) | 52.2% |
| Silverthorne | 2,943 | 16.9% (±8) | 38.7% |
| Lochbuie | 3,061 | 16.6% (±11.7) | 71.3% |
| Castle Rock | 27,824 | 7.2% (±1.4) | 69.7% |
| Erie | 11,277 | 6.3% (±2.3) | 77.8% |
| Firestone | 6,094 | 5% (±2.6) | 88.3% |
| Frederick | 5,584 | 4.8% (±1.7) | 79.5% |
| Superior | 4,907 | 4.5% (±2.8) | 31% |
| Castle Pines | 4,628 | 3.7% (±2.7) | 61.6% |
| Parker | 22,340 | 3.6% (±1) | 60.5% |
| Highlands Ranch | 39,066 | 2% (±0.5) | 36.1% |
| Lone Tree | 6,651 | 0.9% (±1) | 55.6% |
| Colorado | 2,545,124 | 40.6% | 30.7% |
More on what the federal lead rule means for a paint job: painting a pre-1978 home.
Our local sites
Three markets with their own site
Denver, Boulder and Brighton each have a dedicated site from our company with neighborhood-level detail: Denver Paint Contractors, Boulder CO Painters and Painting Brighton. The phone number reaches the same office either way.
Where we stop
North of Longmont, south of Castle Rock, west of Breckenridge and east of Fort Morgan, we would mostly be charging you for drive time. If you are near an edge, call with the address and we will give you a straight answer.
Questions
Service area questions
Which cities does Painter Hotline cover?
47 cities and towns on Colorado's Front Range: the Denver metro, south to Castle Rock, north to Longmont, east along I-70 to about Deer Trail and along I-76 to Fort Morgan, and west on I-70 to Breckenridge.
Do you charge extra to travel to the mountains or the plains?
Travel is built into the written estimate rather than added later, and we group jobs in the same area into single trips. Mountain and plains work is planned further ahead.
Why do you list the age of homes for each city?
Because the age of a house changes the job more than its size does. Homes built before 1978 may have lead-based paint, homes from the 1970s through the 1990s often have hardboard siding, and newer homes usually need caulk and trim work on their first repaint.
What if my town is not listed?
Call with the address. If it is inside the area above we will quote it; if it is not, we will say so.
No cost, no pressure
Tell us about the project
Photos and the year your building went up usually get you a written number within a day. If yours really needs a visit, we will tell you.
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