The Pinery

Douglas County11,871 residentsDouglas County School District No. Re 1
65
C+
Suburbgrade score

20th of 32 Denver suburbs. Strong on employment & income and housing & affordability, held back by amenities.

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What The Pinery is like to live in, by category

Bars show The Pinery against Denver. Weights are published in full.

Housing & affordability

18% of the score · 78/100
B+
Median home value$791,100
Denver $603,800
Median rent$2,910/mo
Denver $1,874/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
Denver 34%

Schools

18% of the score · 76/100
B
Within-state proficiency98th pct
Denver median 88th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.9
Denver median 17.7
Graduation rate92%
Denver median 85%
EDFacts SY2021–22 · NCES CCD 2024–25 · EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19Full page →

Cost of living

14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Housing cost index119
Denver 100
Eff. tax rate0.57%
Denver 0.55%
Local sales tax7.89%
Denver median 7.89%
Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24 · ACS 2020–24 · Tax Foundation state average, January 1, 2026Full page →

Commute & transport

14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute31.0 min
Denver 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes49%
Denver 58%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Denver median 2.7 · within 2 miles

Amenities

12% of the score · 27/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Denver median 60 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Denver median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks59
Denver median 77 · within 2 miles

Employment & income

12% of the score · 83/100
A−
Median household income$194,446
Denver $105,762
Unemployment3.0%
Denver 4.5%
Professional occupations61%
Denver 51%

Residents

12% of the score · inactive
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Better than The Pinery on amenities

The Pinery's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.

Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026

Common questions about living in The Pinery

Is The Pinery, CO a good place to live?

The Pinery scores 65 out of 100, 20th of 32 Denver suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.

Is The Pinery expensive to live in?

Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $791,100, 31% above the Denver median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.57%. $2,910/mo is the median gross rent.

How good are the schools in The Pinery?

Schools grade B. The districts serving The Pinery sit at the 98th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 18.9 student–teacher ratio. The Pinery is served by Douglas County School District No. Re 1. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.

How long is the commute from The Pinery?

The mean commute is 31.0 min, with 49% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 34% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.

Can you walk anywhere in The Pinery?

Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 59 parks, which grades F on amenities.

Are the homes in The Pinery old or new?

The median home in The Pinery was built in 1994 — 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. 99% of homes are houses rather than flats.

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