Denver

Best Denver suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·32 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Looking south along Parker Road (Colorado State Highway 83) from a point just north of Florida Avenue. The view shows the census-designated place of Four Square
Four Square Mile$474k median · 25.4 min commute
Schools B+Amenities A+Residents inactive
77
Family score
overall 68 B−
2
Aerial photo of Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Photographed by John Christensen.
Highlands Ranch$713k median · 24.2 min commute
Schools B+Amenities B+Residents inactive
77
Family score
overall 74 B
3
Greenwood Village Colorado
Greenwood Village$1.24M median · 19.9 min commute
Schools B+Amenities B+Residents inactive
75
Family score
overall 75 B
4
Cherry Creek$889k median · 23.4 min commute
Schools B+Amenities A−Residents inactive
75
Family score
overall 75 B
5
A view of Mainstreet in Parker, Colorado.
Parker$646k median · 26.1 min commute
Schools B+Amenities A−Residents inactive
74
Family score
overall 70 B−
6
The Centennial Civic Center (City Hall), located at 13133 East Arapahoe Road in Centennial Colorado. The picture shows Arapahoe Road, looking west, the city's e
Centennial$658k median · 25.9 min commute
Schools B+Amenities B+Residents inactive
73
Family score
overall 69 B−
7
Main Street Historic District (Littleton Colorado)
Littleton$631k median · 25.1 min commute
Schools B+Amenities B−Residents inactive
72
Family score
overall 67 C+
8
Green Mountain viewed from Mount Zion, Colorado
Lakewood$574k median · 25.5 min commute
Schools BAmenities BResidents inactive
72
Family score
overall 66 C+
9
The City of Wheat Ridge Municipal Building (city hall), located at 7500 West 29th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
Wheat Ridge$623k median · 23.4 min commute
Schools BAmenities B+Residents inactive
72
Family score
overall 66 C+
10
Overlook of a portion of the Rock Creek subdivision in Superior, Colorado
Superior$904k median · 22.4 min commute
Schools BAmenities B−Residents inactive
71
Family score
overall 72 B−
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Four Square Mile (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0); Highlands Ranch (Jguy10218 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Greenwood Village (Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0); Parker (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0); Centennial (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0); Littleton (Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0); Lakewood (Thomson200 · CC0); Wheat Ridge (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0); Superior (Pleiades Two · CC BY-SA 3.0).