Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$499,700
Denver $603,800
Median rent$1,880/mo
Denver $1,874/mo
Cost-burdened households34%
Denver 34%
Commerce City
Adams County66,445 residents2 school districts
48
D+
Suburbgrade score
28th of 32 Denver suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by schools.
48
Denver median 65
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Commerce City is like to live in, by category
Bars show Commerce City against Denver. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Within-state proficiency33rd pct
Denver median 88th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.8
Denver median 17.7
Graduation rate76%
Denver median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Housing cost index101
Denver 100
Eff. tax rate0.87%
Denver 0.55%
Local sales tax7.89%
Denver median 7.89%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 43/100
D
Mean commute29.7 min
Denver 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes50%
Denver 58%
Transit stops / sq mi0.6
Denver median 2.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés26
Denver median 60 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Denver median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks56
Denver median 77 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Median household income$111,972
Denver $105,762
Unemployment4.3%
Denver 4.5%
Professional occupations38%
Denver 51%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Commerce City on schools
Commerce City's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Four Square Mile15 mi from Commerce CityB+ 68 B− Littleton23 mi from Commerce CityB+ 67 C+ Lone Tree25 mi from Commerce CityB+ 68 B− Greenwood Village19 mi from Commerce CityB+ 75 B Cherry Creek19 mi from Commerce CityB+ 75 B Centennial21 mi from Commerce CityB+ 69 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Commerce City
Is Commerce City, CO a good place to live?
Commerce City scores 48 out of 100, 28th of 32 Denver suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Commerce City expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $499,700, 17% below the Denver median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.87%. $1,880/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Commerce City?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Commerce City sit at the 33rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 76% graduation rate and a 17.8 student–teacher ratio. Commerce City is served by School District 27j and School District N. 14 In The County of Adams & State of Colo. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Commerce City?
The mean commute is 29.7 min, with 50% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 0.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Commerce City?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 26 restaurants and cafés and 56 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Commerce City old or new?
The median home in Commerce City was built in 2005 — 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. 89% 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.