GlendaleCO
A town of 4,531, settled in 1859. Nearly 12.7% of it is conserved land.
Population
4,531
+10.3% since 2010
Typical home
$318K
−8.2% in a year
Household income
$71K
median
Jobs based here
10,063
A job hub
What makes Glendale stand out The 3 things Glendale does most differently from other towns.
A job hub Every workday, about 9,973 people come to Glendale for work Where Glendale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
47% → Denver Denver 47%
9% → Aurora Aurora 9%
5% → Greenwood Village Greenwood Village 5%
4% → Centennial Centennial 4%
2% → Englewood Englewood 2%
2% → Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch 2%
Glendale · 4% stay
10,063 jobs based in Glendale
4% of working residents work in town
6 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Glendale?
Census LEHD 2023
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54° Partly Sunny H 71° · L 49°
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Outdoors
12.7% of Glendale is conserved land 1.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
#60 for trails in CO
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 12.7%
conserved · 46 of 363 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 1.7 per sq mi
#48
most conserved land in CO
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Creekside Park — 10 2. Infinity Park 0.2 mi 7 3. Four Mile Historic Park — 1
Health
Healthier than 88% of U.S. towns Glendale beats the Colorado average on 11 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
A Health Grade
26 measures vs. Colorado
What stands out Glendale CO Fewer adults with heart disease 2.4% 5.1% Fewer adults who have had cancer 3.7% 7.8% More older adults who have lost all their teeth 12.4% 9.2%
Hca Healthone Rose
1.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
54th
percentile among CO towns
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Glendale Most working residents leave Glendale for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Denver (47%), Aurora (9%) and Greenwood Village (5%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
4% work in town
Where working residents work In Glendale 4%
Denver 47%
Aurora 9%
Greenwood Village 5%
Centennial 4%
6 mi
median commute distance
10,063
jobs based in Glendale
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Housing
A typical Glendale home is worth about $318K The typical Glendale home is worth about $318,000, down 8.2% in a year, 40% below the Colorado typical home.
$318K Zillow home value
Typical home value Glendale $318K
Colorado $533K
−8.2%
value change, 1 year
Climate
Snowy winters, hot summers Glendale has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
49″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 20–47°
Spring 35–63°
Summer 56–86°
Fall 37–67°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
Safety
Crime reported in Glendale Glendale's reported crime rate is well above Colorado's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 88 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Glendale 19.9
Colorado 4.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Glendale 155.5
Colorado 22.3
U.S. 15.5
88
violent crimes reported in 2025
689
property crimes reported in 2025
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
57 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
57 Moderate risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Hail Tornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
A growing town Glendale has grown 10.3% since 2010 4,184 people in 2010; 4,531 today.
What’s changed most in Glendale? 4,184 2010
4,613 2020
4,531 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
2007 · GlendaleColorado CherryCreekPath · Wikimedia Commons
Glendale’s story
167 years in pictures
9 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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The City of Glendale is a home rule municipality located in an exclave of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 4,613 at the 2020 United States census. Glendale is an enclave of the City and County of Denver and is the most densely populated municipality in Colorado. The city is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Glendale's fire and medical services have been provided by the Denver Fire Department and Denver Paramedics through a contract with the City and County of Denver since 2005. Glendale is policed by the Glendale Police Department.
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Established 1859
Population 4,613
Area 0.6 sq mi
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