Most walkable Denver suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

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
Amenities A+Commute B−Residents inactive
95
Walkability
overall 68 B−
2
Skyline of Denver, Colorado, the 19th-most populous city in the United States (715,522).
Denver$616k median · 24.9 min commute
Amenities A−Commute BResidents inactive
85
Walkability
overall 65 C+
3
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
Amenities B+Commute BResidents inactive
82
Walkability
overall 66 C+
4
Greenwood Village Colorado
Greenwood Village$1.24M median · 19.9 min commute
Amenities B+Commute AResidents inactive
80
Walkability
overall 75 B
5
Green Mountain viewed from Mount Zion, Colorado
Lakewood$574k median · 25.5 min commute
Amenities BCommute B−Residents inactive
79
Walkability
overall 66 C+
6
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
Amenities B+Commute B+Residents inactive
79
Walkability
overall 63 C+
7
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
Amenities A−Commute FResidents inactive
79
Walkability
overall 48 D+
8
Cherry Creek$889k median · 23.4 min commute
Amenities A−Commute B+Residents inactive
77
Walkability
overall 75 B
9
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
Amenities B+Commute B−Residents inactive
75
Walkability
overall 69 B−
10
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
Amenities A−Commute CResidents inactive
75
Walkability
overall 63 C+
This list's weighting
Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

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

Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Four Square Mile (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0); Denver (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Wheat Ridge (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0); Greenwood Village (Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0); Lakewood (Thomson200 · CC0); Englewood (Dwillsey · Public domain); Federal Heights (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0); Centennial (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0); Westminster (Nyttend · Public domain).