Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median home value$903,900
Denver $603,800
Median rent$2,457/mo
Denver $1,874/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Denver 34%
Superior
Boulder County13,305 residentsBoulder Valley School District No. Re2
72
B−
Suburbgrade score
4th of 32 Denver suburbs. Strong on commute & transport and employment & income, held back by cost of living.
72
Denver median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Superior is like to live in, by category
Bars show Superior against Denver. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 76/100
B
Within-state proficiency98th pct
Denver median 88th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.5
Denver median 17.7
Graduation rate91%
Denver median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index128
Denver 100
Eff. tax rate0.60%
Denver 0.55%
Local sales tax7.89%
Denver median 7.89%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Mean commute22.4 min
Denver 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Denver 58%
Transit stops / sq mi2.5
Denver median 2.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés39
Denver median 60 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Denver median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks65
Denver median 77 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Median household income$159,434
Denver $105,762
Unemployment3.7%
Denver 4.5%
Professional occupations70%
Denver 51%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Superior on cost of living
Superior's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Englewood21 mi from SuperiorA− 63 C+ Sherrelwood11 mi from SuperiorB+ 50 D+ Welby12 mi from SuperiorB+ 48 D+ Four Square Mile23 mi from SuperiorB+ 68 B− Denver19 mi from SuperiorB+ 65 C+ Lakewood16 mi from SuperiorB+ 66 C+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Superior
Is Superior, CO a good place to live?
Superior scores 72 out of 100, 4th of 32 Denver suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Superior expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $903,900, 50% above the Denver median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.60%. $2,457/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Superior?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Superior sit at the 98th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 18.5 student–teacher ratio. Superior is served by Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Superior?
The mean commute is 22.4 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 34% working from home. Transit density is 2.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Superior?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 39 restaurants and cafés and 65 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Superior old or new?
The median home in Superior was built in 1997 — newer 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. 72% 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.