Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median home value$664,500
Denver $603,800
Median rent$2,126/mo
Denver $1,874/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Denver 34%
Broomfield
Broomfield County76,304 residents4 school districts
62
C
Suburbgrade score
23rd of 32 Denver suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by amenities.
62
Denver median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Broomfield is like to live in, by category
Bars show Broomfield against Denver. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Within-state proficiency78th pct
Denver median 88th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.1
Denver median 17.7
Graduation rate86%
Denver median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index107
Denver 100
Eff. tax rate0.66%
Denver 0.55%
Local sales tax7.89%
Denver median 7.89%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute25.5 min
Denver 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Denver 58%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Denver median 2.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés7
Denver median 60 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Denver median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks92
Denver median 77 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median household income$123,874
Denver $105,762
Unemployment3.8%
Denver 4.5%
Professional occupations62%
Denver 51%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Broomfield on amenities
Broomfield's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Four Square Mile21 mi from BroomfieldA+ 68 B− Denver16 mi from BroomfieldA− 65 C+ Federal Heights6 mi from BroomfieldA− 48 D+ Westminster5 mi from BroomfieldA− 63 C+ Greenwood Village24 mi from BroomfieldB+ 75 B Englewood21 mi from BroomfieldB+ 63 C+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Broomfield
Is Broomfield, CO a good place to live?
Broomfield scores 62 out of 100, 23rd of 32 Denver suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Broomfield expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $664,500, 10% above the Denver median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.66%. $2,126/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Broomfield?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Broomfield sit at the 78th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 18.1 student–teacher ratio. Broomfield is served by Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Boulder Valley School District No. Re2, Jefferson County School District No. R-1 and St. Vrain Valley School District Re 1j. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Broomfield?
The mean commute is 25.5 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 30% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Broomfield?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 7 restaurants and cafés and 92 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Broomfield old or new?
The median home in Broomfield was built in 2002 — newer than the Denver median of 1987. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 66% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.