Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median home value$888,900
Denver $603,800
Median rent$2,093/mo
Denver $1,874/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Denver 34%
Cherry Creek
Arapahoe County10,721 residentsCherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County of Arapah
75
B
Suburbgrade score
2nd of 32 Denver suburbs. Strong on amenities and employment & income, held back by cost of living.
75
Denver median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Cherry Creek is like to live in, by category
Bars show Cherry Creek against Denver. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 78/100
B+
Within-state proficiency91st pct
Denver median 88th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.6
Denver median 17.7
Graduation rate90%
Denver median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index118
Denver 100
Eff. tax rate0.54%
Denver 0.55%
Local sales tax7.89%
Denver median 7.89%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Mean commute23.4 min
Denver 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Denver 58%
Transit stops / sq mi6.6
Denver median 2.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 83/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés157
Denver median 60 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Denver median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks84
Denver median 77 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 82/100
B+
Median household income$153,776
Denver $105,762
Unemployment1.8%
Denver 4.5%
Professional occupations63%
Denver 51%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Cherry Creek on cost of living
Cherry Creek's weakest grade is C+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Englewood7 mi from Cherry CreekA− 63 C+ Sherrelwood17 mi from Cherry CreekB+ 50 D+ Welby17 mi from Cherry CreekB+ 48 D+ Four Square Mile5 mi from Cherry CreekB+ 68 B− Denver11 mi from Cherry CreekB+ 65 C+ Lakewood15 mi from Cherry CreekB+ 66 C+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Cherry Creek
Is Cherry Creek, CO a good place to live?
Cherry Creek scores 75 out of 100, 2nd of 32 Denver suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Cherry Creek expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $888,900, 47% above the Denver median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.54%. $2,093/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Cherry Creek?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Cherry Creek sit at the 91st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 16.6 student–teacher ratio. Cherry Creek is served by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County of Arapah. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Cherry Creek?
The mean commute is 23.4 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 33% working from home. Transit density is 6.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Cherry Creek?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 157 restaurants and cafés and 84 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Cherry Creek old or new?
The median home in Cherry Creek was built in 1981 — older 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. 76% 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.