Living in Englewood, CO
Suburb in Colorado
Englewood is a suburb in Colorado, home to about 34,000 people, with 3.0 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, you can walk or take transit almost everywhere. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Englewood a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 16 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Low taxes: about $1,517 state income tax per resident, 0.41% property tax
- Easy flying: DEN is 22 mi away
- Dog-friendly: 63 dog parks within 9 mi
👎 Cons
- Weaker public schools: test results below the US average
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Key facts
Living in Englewood: common questions
What is the cost of living in Englewood?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $524k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,730 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 106, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Englewood?
Colorado collects about $1,517 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.41% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Englewood safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.5× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Englewood?
Public schools in Englewood test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Englewood?
Englewood has cold winters: winter days average around 46°F and summer days around 84°F, with roughly 34″ of snow a year.
Does Englewood get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding, hail and tornadoes: 3 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.3 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Englewood?
The nearest major airport is DEN, about 22 mi away.
How Englewood scores
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