Denver

Shortest commutes to Downtown Denver

Ranked on distance to Downtown Denver at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·32 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Greenwood Village Colorado
Greenwood Village$1.24M median · 19.9 min commute
Commute AHousing B−Cost of living C
87
Commute score
overall 75 B
2
Skyline of Denver, Colorado, the 19th-most populous city in the United States (715,522).
Denver$616k median · 24.9 min commute
Commute BHousing DCost of living B+
84
Commute score
overall 65 C+
3
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
Commute B+Housing D−Cost of living A−
81
Commute score
overall 63 C+
4
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
Commute B−Housing FCost of living B+
81
Commute score
overall 68 B−
5
Cherry Creek$889k median · 23.4 min commute
Commute B+Housing C+Cost of living C+
79
Commute score
overall 75 B
6
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
Commute BHousing D−Cost of living B
77
Commute score
overall 66 C+
7
Welby$385k median · 27.7 min commute
Commute D+Housing FCost of living B+
74
Commute score
overall 48 D+
8
Berkley$468k median · 27.2 min commute
Commute C−Housing D−Cost of living B
73
Commute score
overall 48 D+
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
Commute B−Housing CCost of living C
71
Commute score
overall 69 B−
10
Green Mountain viewed from Mount Zion, Colorado
Lakewood$574k median · 25.5 min commute
Commute B−Housing DCost of living B+
70
Commute score
overall 66 C+
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Greenwood Village (Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0); Denver (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Englewood (Dwillsey · Public domain); Four Square Mile (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0); Wheat Ridge (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0); Centennial (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0); Lakewood (Thomson200 · CC0).