Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$432,200
Denver $603,800
Median rent$1,702/mo
Denver $1,874/mo
Cost-burdened households43%
Denver 34%
Sherrelwood
Adams County18,692 residents3 school districts
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
27th of 32 Denver suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by schools.
50
Denver median 65
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Sherrelwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Sherrelwood against Denver. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 28/100
F
Within-state proficiency14th pct
Denver median 88th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.4
Denver median 17.7
Graduation rate71%
Denver median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index82
Denver 100
Eff. tax rate0.62%
Denver 0.55%
Local sales tax7.89%
Denver median 7.89%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute29.6 min
Denver 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes50%
Denver 58%
Transit stops / sq mi7.6
Denver median 2.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 76/100
B
Restaurants & cafés62
Denver median 60 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Denver median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks54
Denver median 77 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 45/100
D
Median household income$75,327
Denver $105,762
Unemployment5.0%
Denver 4.5%
Professional occupations28%
Denver 51%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Sherrelwood on schools
Sherrelwood's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Highlands Ranch21 mi from SherrelwoodB+ 74 B Four Square Mile12 mi from SherrelwoodB+ 68 B− Littleton17 mi from SherrelwoodB+ 67 C+ Lone Tree22 mi from SherrelwoodB+ 68 B− Greenwood Village16 mi from SherrelwoodB+ 75 B Cherry Creek17 mi from SherrelwoodB+ 75 B Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Sherrelwood
Is Sherrelwood, CO a good place to live?
Sherrelwood scores 50 out of 100, 27th of 32 Denver suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Sherrelwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $432,200, 28% below the Denver median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.62%. $1,702/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Sherrelwood?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Sherrelwood sit at the 14th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 71% graduation rate and a 17.4 student–teacher ratio. Sherrelwood is served by Westminster Public Schools, Mapleton School District No. 1 In The County of Adams & St and Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Sherrelwood?
The mean commute is 29.6 min, with 50% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 7.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Sherrelwood?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 62 restaurants and cafés and 54 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Sherrelwood old or new?
The median home in Sherrelwood was built in 1967 — 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. 75% 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.