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Kitchen remodeling in Highlands Ranch, CO

Highlands Ranch has 39,551 homes, about four in five of the occupied ones lived in by their owners. Half were built before 1997.

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The homes of Highlands Ranch

Homes
39,551
housing units
Owner-occupied
78%
of occupied homes
Detached houses
75%
of all homes
Median year built
1997
half older, half newer
Built before 1980
2%
of all homes
Median home value
$712,700
owner estimate

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates for Highlands Ranch CDP.

More homes in Highlands Ranch were built in the 1990s than in any other decade, 46% of them, followed by the 2000s at 26%. A kitchen put in when one of those houses was new is now about 31 years old, unless it has been redone since.

Only 2% of homes here were built before 1980. If yours was built before 1978, the firm that remodels it has to be certified for lead-safe work by EPA.

ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Highlands Ranch is the largest place

ZIP codeHomesOwner-occupiedMedian year builtBuilt before 1980
8012616,46183%19972%
8012912,92969%19992%
801309,48479%19972%

What kitchen trades earn here

Electricians in the Denver area earn a median $30.36 an hour and plumbers $30.72, against $30.38 and $30.67 across the country (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). That is what the workers are paid, not what a contractor charges for their time. All five kitchen trades: Denver area.

Before you sign: Colorado

Ask the contractor for the license or registration number they hold and the agency that issued it, then look the number up on that agency’s own site. Ask who will take out the building permit, and get the price, the payment schedule and the scope of work in writing before any money changes hands.

Contracts, licenses and lead-safe rules in Colorado · Permits · What it costs

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