Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Median home value$385,000
Denver $603,800
Median rent$1,656/mo
Denver $1,874/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
Denver 34%
Welby
Adams County16,197 residents2 school districts
48
D+
Suburbgrade score
30th of 32 Denver suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
48
Denver median 65
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Welby is like to live in, by category
Bars show Welby against Denver. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 32/100
F
Within-state proficiency21st pct
Denver median 88th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.0
Denver median 17.7
Graduation rate72%
Denver median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index75
Denver 100
Eff. tax rate0.59%
Denver 0.55%
Local sales tax7.89%
Denver median 7.89%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute27.7 min
Denver 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes56%
Denver 58%
Transit stops / sq mi5.6
Denver median 2.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Restaurants & cafés28
Denver median 60 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Denver median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks45
Denver median 77 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 44/100
D
Median household income$80,026
Denver $105,762
Unemployment5.8%
Denver 4.5%
Professional occupations22%
Denver 51%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Welby on schools
Welby's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Highlands Ranch21 mi from WelbyB+ 74 B Four Square Mile12 mi from WelbyB+ 68 B− Littleton18 mi from WelbyB+ 67 C+ Lone Tree22 mi from WelbyB+ 68 B− Greenwood Village16 mi from WelbyB+ 75 B Cherry Creek17 mi from WelbyB+ 75 B Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Welby
Is Welby, CO a good place to live?
Welby scores 48 out of 100, 30th 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 Welby expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $385,000, 36% below the Denver median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.59%. $1,656/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Welby?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Welby sit at the 21st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 72% graduation rate and a 17.0 student–teacher ratio. Welby is served by 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 Welby?
The mean commute is 27.7 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 10% working from home. Transit density is 5.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Welby?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 28 restaurants and cafés and 45 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Welby old or new?
The median home in Welby was built in 1974 — 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. 71% 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.