Water damage restoration cost in Denver: $2,732

Denver against the other cities

The national water damage guide from Angi lists Denver, CO at an average of $2,732, with jobs there running $1,251–$4,647. That is $1,136 below the $3,868 national average the same guide prints (29% lower).

Of the 14 cities in the guide's table, Denver ranks 14th by average cost. No listed city is lower; Portland is the next up at $3,072. The median of the listed city averages is $4,580, so Denver is in the lower half.

In Denver the high end of the range is 3.7 times the low end. That spread is ordinary for the table. The average sits near the middle of the range (44% of the way up).

What the Denver average buys, as arithmetic on the guide's per-square-foot rates: about 781 sq ft of clean-water work at $3.50, 520 sq ft of gray water at $5.25, or 364 sq ft of black water, the category that includes sewage, at $7.50. The guide's rates are national; it does not print a separate per-square-foot rate for Denver.

Colorado is not one of the 5 jurisdictions whose mold licensing law this site has read (FL, TX, NY, LA and DC), so no state rule is shown here. That is not a finding that Colorado has none; the state's licensing board is the place to ask.

For scale, the Insurance Information Institute reports an average homeowners water damage and freezing claim of $15,400 for 2019-2023. The Denver average is 18% of that figure; claims include repairs and contents, not only drying.

Source: Angi, How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost? (updated Sep 11, 2026), city table; Insurance Information Institute, Facts + Statistics: Homeowners and renters insurance · last checked October 20, 2026. Angi's separate city pages are updated on their own schedule and can show different figures.