Centennial, CO: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Centennial is a home rule city located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,418 at the 2020 United States census, making Centennial the 11th most populous municipality in Colorado. Centennial is a principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and a part of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

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How Centennial ranks

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#11Fewest smokers in CO #11Lowest depression in CO #14Best schools in CO All CO rankings →

Town numbers

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Living in Centennial

Housing in Centennial

$633K▼ 1.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Centennial home is worth about $633,000, down 1.3% in a year, 19% above the Colorado typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market8

Sale-to-list100.2%

Sold in May156

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Safety in Centennial

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Centennial reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 60% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 79%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Centennial 1.6

Colorado 4.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Centennial 13.1

Colorado 22.3

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Centennial

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Health Grade A+

Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Colorado

14better than CO·1worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▲ 1▼ 7 close Habits 2▲ 2 close Care 5▲ 2 close Mind 3▲ 0 close

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What stands out

5.3%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethCO 9.2% · better 6.9%Fewer uninsured adultsCO 11.1% · better 9.5%More adults who have had cancerCO 7.8% · worse

Care nearby

Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree · 4.4 mi · ER

Stride Chc - Hampden and ChambersAurora · 5.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Centennial

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School Grade A

The public schools Centennial’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 91% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#14Best public schoolsof 142 in CO

DistrictLittleton School District No. 6 in the county of ArapahoeSchools26

Ford ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 653 students Creekside Elementary School AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 567 students Heritage Heights Academy A-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 539 students Lois Lenski Elementary School A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 509 students Gudy Gaskill ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 508 students Sandburg Elementary School AElementary · Grades K–5 · 495 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.