Roxborough ParkCO
A town of 9,085 in Colorado.
Is Roxborough Park a good place to live?
Roxborough Park’s best grade is for health — residents are healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The drawback is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $679K, 6.4 years of the Denver metro’s $106K median household income. It lags on hazard risk as well (C−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than nearly three quarters of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Overall, that makes an A, good for 27th of 158 in Colorado. On that grade it does better than 85% of U.S. towns. The town has 1 place on the National Register. Its going rate for rent is $3,244 a month, above both the Colorado town median ($1,807 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 4 of the 159 Colorado towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than Roxborough Park.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Roxborough Park stand out
Where Roxborough Park beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Intermediate | 3–6 | 430 |
| Roxborough Elementary School | PK–2 | 368 |
27 miles of trails in Roxborough Park
53.3% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
How Roxborough Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Roxborough Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 62 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Roxborough Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
21 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
22 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
11 mi LandmarkColumbine Memorial
21 mi Theme parkElitch Gardens Theme ParkPhoto credits
Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbine Memorial: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain
Moving to Roxborough Park: who provides what
Roxborough Park is unincorporated, so Douglas County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Roxborough Park.
Roxborough Park keeps more of its land conserved than most of Colorado, has less no health insurance than most of Colorado and sends most of its workers to Denver and beyond.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Roxborough Park
Its 3,178 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Colorado towns.
The biggest park or preserve is Red Mesa Open Space, at 248 acres. 27 miles of trail wind through 6 parks and preserves. The density of trails in Roxborough Park is 2.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sharptail Ridge Open Space | 0.7 mi | 146 |
| 2. Red Mesa Open Space | — | 248 |
| 3. Chatfield Farms Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Roxborough Park beat 92% of Colorado districts
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough IntermediateLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 430 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Roxborough Park earns an A+ for health
Its widest gap with Colorado is no health insurance: 5.9% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.1% statewide. Against the 1,592 U.S. towns with household incomes like Roxborough Park’s, it is healthier than 81%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Roxborough Park who get no exercise outside work: 14%. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Roxborough Park is ahead of Colorado on 12 and behind on 1.
| Roxborough Park | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Roxborough Park | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 11.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.7% | 9.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most people working in Roxborough Park commute elsewhere
Roxborough Park has 888 jobs for its 5,476 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35.5 minutes, against 25.2 across Colorado.
In Roxborough Park, 3.4% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Roxborough Park has added 419 jobs, to 888 in 2023. Its average trip to work stands at 36 minutes. The top destinations are Denver (22%), Lakewood (7%) and Highlands Ranch (5%).
| Roxborough Park | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $173,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 31% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 8.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Roxborough Park faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire
Expected losses in Roxborough Park break down as 48% from wildfires and 25% from inland flooding. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims here since 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Roxborough Park’s year
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 62 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median rent in Roxborough Park is higher than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
The median property tax bill is $4,202, against $2,602 across Colorado, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
A home in Roxborough Park typically sold within 47 days of listing. The median sale price was $630,000 in September 2026.
| Roxborough Park | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,244 a month | $1,807 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 98% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Roxborough Park
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Roxborough Park
About 5 of every 100 Roxborough Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
97% of working residents leave Roxborough Park for work
Where Roxborough Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Roxborough Park
Unincorporated community in Douglas County, CO, USA
Roxborough Park is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Roxborough Park CDP was 9,416 at the United States Census 2020. The Roxborough Village Metropolitan District and the Roxborough Water and Sanitation District provide services. The Littleton post office (Zip Code 80125) serves the area.
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- Area
- 9.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,751 ft
Questions about Roxborough Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Roxborough Park, CO a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Roxborough Park grades A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #27 of 158 in Colorado. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Roxborough Park, CO expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $679,000, 28% above the Colorado typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.