Denver

Most affordable Denver suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·32 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
The Federal Heights Municipal Complex (city hall), located at 2380 W. 90th Avenue, Federal Heights, Colorado, 80260.
Federal Heights$95k median · 32.2 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
66
Affordability
overall 48 D+
2
The Alexan apartments, outdoor artwork, and the RTD light rail pedestrian bridge can be seen in this picture.
Englewood$573k median · 22.6 min commute
Cost of living A−Housing D−Employment C
64
Affordability
overall 63 C+
3
Houses in northeastern Westminster, Colorado, United States, with the Rocky Mountains in the background. The highest peak on the right side of the picture, unde
Westminster$532k median · 27.0 min commute
Cost of living BHousing DEmployment C+
64
Affordability
overall 63 C+
4
Welby$385k median · 27.7 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment D
63
Affordability
overall 48 D+
5
Aerial image of Arvada, Colorado
Arvada$633k median · 26.1 min commute
Cost of living BHousing C−Employment C+
63
Affordability
overall 65 C+
6
Sherrelwood$432k median · 29.6 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment D
63
Affordability
overall 50 D+
7
One of the signs for The Pinery, a census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado.
The Pinery$791k median · 31.0 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing B+Employment A−
63
Affordability
overall 65 C+
8
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
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment C
62
Affordability
overall 68 B−
9
Dakota Ridge Trail travels the crest of the Dakota Ridge through Dinosaur Ridge (MFA NNL).
Dakota Ridge$605k median · 25.8 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing CEmployment B−
62
Affordability
overall 66 C+
10
Green Mountain viewed from Mount Zion, Colorado
Lakewood$574k median · 25.5 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing DEmployment C−
62
Affordability
overall 66 C+
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Federal Heights (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0); Englewood (Dwillsey · Public domain); Westminster (Nyttend · Public domain); Arvada (Mvanderkolk · CC BY-SA 4.0); The Pinery (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0); Four Square Mile (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0); Dakota Ridge (Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0); Lakewood (Thomson200 · CC0).