Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Northglenn grades C+ overall, 109th of 158 graded towns in Colorado, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 8 miles of trail and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 85% of U.S. towns. On the other side, it reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, including 140 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. On civic life, just 6 of Colorado’s 146 towns do worse. Northglenn’s property crime rate is 22.9 per 1,000 residents, above both Colorado’s towns (15.2) and U.S. towns (9.9). Northglenn has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Thede Farmhouse and St. Stephen's Lutheran Church.
Where Northglenn beats most towns.
Where Northglenn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Northglenn is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 27,785 in 1970, 38,131 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1972 and 5 maps from 1940 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northglenn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
Big draw21 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
11 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
11 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
9 mi Stadium & arenaDick's Sporting Goods Park
11 mi Theme parkElitch Gardens Theme ParkEmpower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park: Tom Pratt, CC BY 2.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Northglenn, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Northglenn.
Northglenn fares better on crime within Colorado than nationally, has home values still below their peak and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Colorado.
At 45.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 71% of Colorado’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,466 to 1,020 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Northglenn is 3.7 per 1,000 residents. Northglenn reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Village Academy - NorthLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 838 | B |
| Northglenn High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,844 | C+ |
| Hulstrom K-8Top results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 663 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 11,560 in 2013 to 9,002.
Most working residents leave Northglenn for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Northglenn fell to 9,002 in 2023, 2,558 fewer than in 2013. Northglenn’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.
| Northglenn | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 7.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8.0 miles of trail in 20 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Northwest Open Space, 132 acres with 3.1 miles of trail.
| Northglenn | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8% | 6.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northwest Open Space | 3.1 mi | 132 |
| 2. Fox Run Open Space | 0.2 mi | 45 |
| 3. E.B. Raines Junior Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Northglenn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Colorado it is less healthy than 72% of the 159 graded towns: Colorado sets a high bar. All 3 graded neighbors score healthier than its B+, from Thornton (A−) to Broomfield (A+).
Northglenn beats the Colorado average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 16% of Northglenn adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Northglenn | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Northglenn | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 7.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.7% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Northglenn has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 19° and about 74 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical value, about $450K, is 8% below its July 2022 peak.
The typical Northglenn home is worth about $450,000, down 2.3% in a year, 15% below the Colorado typical home. 61% of households own their home in Northglenn.
| Northglenn | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,775 a month | $1,812 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of Northglenn
About 5 of every 100 Northglenn residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
3 places in Northglenn on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Colorado, United States
The City of Northglenn is a home rule municipality located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Northglenn is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 38,131. It was built as a master planned community in 1959 by Jordon Perlmutter. The city is directly connected to Downtown Denver via the Regional Transportation District N Line at the Northglenn/112th station.
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3 towns share a border with Northglenn.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Thornton (B−) is closest.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northglenn | #109 | C+ | C− | D | B+ | B+ |
| Thornton | #102 | B− | C− | C− | B+ | A− |
| Westminster | #76 | B | C | D | A− | A |
| Broomfield | #45 | A− | C− | C+ | A− | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Northglenn grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #109 of 158 in Colorado. It grades B+ for health, D for safety and B+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($105,762 across the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
