> **Colorado SEO Market Map: Local Competition by City** > How competitive local search is in 5 Colorado cities across 12 industries, scored on one national scale. See what your market needs. [SEO Market Map](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/) Colorado SEO Market Map · Colorado · 5 cities · 12 trades # Today’s SEO forecast for *Colorado*. Colorado ranks 3rd of 14 states for search competition, at 59 against a median of 54 across the 14 states measured so far. Its hardest trade is dentists (69); its calmest is pool companies (40). Pick yours. All trades Plumbing HVAC Roofing Electricians Landscaping Pest control Pool companies Dentists Law firms Med spas Veterinarians Chiropractors [Run myfree audit](https://seoeliteagency.com/free-seo-audit/) [Booka call](https://seoeliteagency.hbportal.co/public/69bccfccf61f1d002932ebbe) The five-city outlook ## Where search is calm, and where it is *severe*. Lakewood is calmest at 51; Denver runs at 67. Storms likely ### Lakewood 51 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Dentists · 67 Calmest Pest control · 32 Storms likely ### Fort Collins 56 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Med spas · 70 Calmest Pest control · 37 Storms likely ### Aurora 57 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Dentists · 73 Calmest Pool companies · 34 Storms likely ### Colorado Springs 62 / 100 Local SEO needed Hardest Law firms · 73 Calmest Pool companies · 45 Severe ### Denver 67 / 100 Full SEO plus paid Hardest Law firms · 80 Calmest Pool companies · 47 The Colorado radar ## Denver runs *hottest*. Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins and Lakewood, stormiest first. - **67** Denver *Severe* - **62** Colorado Springs *Storms likely* - **57** Aurora *Storms likely* - **56** Fort Collins *Storms likely* - **51** Lakewood *Storms likely* - **Clear skies 0–19 - **Mostly sunny 20–34 - **Clouds building 35–49 - **Storms likely 50–64 - **Severe 65–100 State lines: US Census Bureau. Numbered pins follow the key, stormiest first. What we found ## Inside Colorado’s *numbers*. - **Denver** (67): toughest, law firms at 80, where the top three hold 1,841 reviews at the median and 19 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, pool companies at 47 (53 at the median). - **Colorado Springs** (62): toughest, law firms at 73, where the top three hold 582 reviews at the median and 16 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, pool companies at 45 (47 at the median). - **Aurora** (57): toughest, dentists at 73, where the top three hold 1,173 reviews at the median and 19 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, pool companies at 34 (35 at the median). - **Fort Collins** (56): toughest, med spas at 70, where the top three hold 344 reviews at the median and 15 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, pest control at 37 (37 at the median). - **Lakewood** (51): toughest, dentists at 67, where the top three hold 906 reviews at the median and 19 of 20 rivals have passed 100. Calmest, pest control at 32 (3 at the median). The deepest review moat in Colorado: plumbing in Denver, where the top three hold 3,338 reviews at the median. The thinnest: pest control in Lakewood, at 3. Ratings run lowest for pool companies in Colorado Springs (4.51 stars across the top ten) and highest for electricians in Lakewood (4.99). We read 180 top-ranking competitor sites across Colorado’s searches. WordPress runs 109 of them; 49 are custom or another builder. 59% carry local business markup, against 54% across every state measured, and 68% changed their sitemap in the last year. ### Each trade, calmest city to toughest - **Plumbing** Fort Collins 54 → Denver 76 - **HVAC** Aurora 54 → Denver 72 - **Roofing** Lakewood 49 → Denver 67 - **Electricians** Lakewood 47 → Denver 65 - **Landscaping** Lakewood 43 → Fort Collins 52 - **Pest control** Lakewood 32 → Denver 63 - **Pool companies** Aurora 34 → Denver 47 - **Dentists** Colorado Springs 64 → Aurora 73 - **Law firms** Fort Collins 51 → Denver 80 - **Med spas** Lakewood 51 → Denver 79 - **Veterinarians** Lakewood 64 → Fort Collins 68 - **Chiropractors** Lakewood 47 → Denver 65 What a searcher sees on the map ## The view from the *phone*. City Denver Colorado Springs Aurora Fort Collins Lakewood Trade Plumbing HVAC Roofing Electricians Landscaping Pest control Pool companies Dentists Law firms Med spas Veterinarians Chiropractors 80 / 100 Severe Competitors with deep review counts and built-out websites hold the top spots. This market rewards full SEO, with paid search to buy time while it builds. - **1,841** median reviews among the top three - **19** of the top 20 with 100 or more reviews - **4.9** average stars across the top 10 9:41 ** G personal injury lawyer near Denver ★ **4.9** 1,841 reviews ★ **4.9** 1,841 reviews ★ **4.9** 1,841 reviews **Top 20 on the map** **************************************** 19 with 100+ reviews Drawn from the measured Google Maps results. Names are never shown. The full forecast ## Every city, every *trade*. Colorado by city and trade, read 2026-10-29. [Methodology](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/methodology/). City [Plumbing](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-plumbing/) [HVAC](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-hvac/) [Roofing](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-roofing-contractors/) [Electricians](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-electricians/) [Landscaping](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-landscaping/) [Pest control](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-pest-control/) [Pool companies](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-pool-companies/) [Dentists](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-dentistry/) [Law firms](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-law-office/) [Med spas](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-medspa/) [Veterinarians](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-veterinarians/) [Chiropractors](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-for-chiropractic/) Denver 76 72 67 65 51 63 47 71 80 79 66 65 Colorado Springs 65 70 58 61 51 61 45 64 73 69 66 63 Aurora 61 54 53 54 44 59 34 73 61 69 67 59 Fort Collins 54 69 58 48 52 37 39 68 51 70 68 53 Lakewood 61 56 49 47 43 32 36 67 54 51 64 47 Keep reading the map [The national forecast](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/)[Florida · 59](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/florida/)[California · 61](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/california/)[Arizona · 63](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/arizona/)[Georgia · 55](https://seoeliteagency.com/seo-market-map/georgia/) ## Start with *the audit*. 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