Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Median home value$616,000
Denver $603,800
Median rent$1,831/mo
Denver $1,874/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Denver 34%
Denver
Denver County718,877 residentsSchool District No. 1 In The County of Denver And State of C
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
18th of 32 Denver suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
65
Denver median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Denver is like to live in, by category
Bars show Denver against Denver. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Within-state proficiency68th pct
Denver median 88th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.3
Denver median 17.7
Graduation rate71%
Denver median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Housing cost index98
Denver 100
Eff. tax rate0.47%
Denver 0.55%
Local sales tax7.89%
Denver median 7.89%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute24.9 min
Denver 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Denver 58%
Transit stops / sq mi12
Denver median 2.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 87/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés131
Denver median 60 · within 2 miles
Groceries13
Denver median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks159
Denver median 77 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$94,718
Denver $105,762
Unemployment4.9%
Denver 4.5%
Professional occupations56%
Denver 51%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Denver on housing & affordability
Denver's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
The Pinery23 mi from DenverB+ 65 C+ Greenwood Village10 mi from DenverB− 75 B Superior19 mi from DenverC+ 72 B− Castle Pines21 mi from DenverC+ 66 C+ Columbine16 mi from DenverC+ 66 C+ Highlands Ranch16 mi from DenverC+ 74 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Denver
Is Denver, CO a good place to live?
Denver scores 65 out of 100, 18th of 32 Denver suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Denver expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $616,000, 2% above the Denver median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.47%. $1,831/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Denver?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Denver sit at the 68th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 71% graduation rate and a 15.3 student–teacher ratio. Denver is served by School District No. 1 In The County of Denver And State of C. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Denver?
The mean commute is 24.9 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 12 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Denver?
Within two miles there are 13 groceries, 131 restaurants and cafés and 159 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Denver old or new?
The median home in Denver was built in 1975 — 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. 49% 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.