THE SEARCH LEDGER · DENVER, COLORADO · HOME SERVICES
Every month Denver types 87,470 home services searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in SEP and lowest in NOV.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Home Services category in Denver — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.
The 20 highest-volume of 333 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “emergency plumber near me” at $99.00.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plumber near me | 12,100 | $59.07 | 23 | transactional |
| 2 | locksmith near me | 9,900 | $31.80 | 20 | transactional |
| 3 | electrician near me | 5,400 | $39.46 | 31 | transactional |
| 4 | denver locksmith | 3,600 | $32.03 | 28 | commercial |
| 5 | appliance repair near me | 3,600 | $14.31 | 13 | transactional |
| 6 | ac repair near me | 2,900 | $61.82 | 3 | transactional |
| 7 | garage door repair near me | 2,900 | $72.92 | 9 | transactional |
| 8 | plumber denver | 2,400 | $76.85 | 8 | commercial |
| 9 | handyman near me | 2,400 | $12.94 | 11 | transactional |
| 10 | pest control near me | 1,900 | $35.83 | 40 | transactional |
| 11 | landscaping near me | 1,900 | $8.92 | 19 | transactional |
| 12 | emergency plumber near me | 1,600 | $99.00 | 0 | transactional |
| 13 | roofing contractor near me | 1,600 | $20.23 | 31 | transactional |
| 14 | denver roofing | 1,300 | $30.22 | 25 | commercial |
| 15 | denver pest control | 1,300 | $35.76 | 11 | commercial |
| 16 | roofers denver colorado | 1,300 | $16.83 | 10 | commercial |
| 17 | denver fence companies | 1,300 | $19.93 | informational | |
| 18 | house cleaning near me | 1,300 | $14.69 | 15 | transactional |
| 19 | denver plumber | 1,000 | $48.00 | 0 | commercial |
| 20 | denver landscaping | 1,000 | $11.31 | 5 | commercial |
SRC: DataForSEO, Denver metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are Google Ads twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.
Live position tracking for 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Denver metro, Sep 8, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.
The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.
| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric | 4.8 ★ | 17,741 | Plumber | YES |
| #2 | Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric | 4.8 ★ | 17,741 | Electrician | YES |
| #3 | Brothers Plumbing, Heating & Electric | 4.7 ★ | 9,148 | Plumber | YES |
| #4 | Tipping Hat Plumbing, Heating & Electric | 4.6 ★ | 7,222 | Plumber | YES |
| #5 | Jim Needham Heating Cooling Plumbing and Drain | 4.9 ★ | 6,663 | Plumber | YES |
| #6 | Mighty Plumbing Heating Air and Electric LLC. | 4.8 ★ | 4,747 | Plumber | YES |
| #7 | Blue Sky Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric | 4.8 ★ | 4,414 | Plumber | YES |
| #8 | Doctor Fix-It Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric | 4.7 ★ | 3,997 | Plumber | YES |
| #9 | Absolute Plumbing, Electrical, Heating & Air | 4.8 ★ | 3,955 | Plumber | YES |
| #10 | Absolute Plumbing, Electrical, Heating & Air | 4.8 ★ | 3,955 | Electrician | YES |
| #11 | Swan Plumbing, Heating & Air of Denver | 4.8 ★ | 3,823 | Plumber | YES |
| #12 | Golden West Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning, and Electrical | 4.8 ★ | 3,796 | Plumber | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Denver metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for.
SRC: DataForSEO, Denver metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Denver home services results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
How much an hour should a plumber charge?
How to tell if a plumber is ripping you off?
What are the three types of plumbers?
Where can I find plumbers in Denver who offer free estimates?
How much is the average locksmith charge?
How much do locksmiths cost near me?
Who is the most affordable locksmith in Denver?
Can a locksmith unlock a bedroom door?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Denver metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.
Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today.
Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.
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HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE
Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Sep 8, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Denver, Colorado · Home Services · 333 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026