Parker, CO: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Parker is a home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared "town" under the home rule statutes, Parker is the second most populous town in the county; Castle Rock is the most populous (the community of Highlands Ranch, with a population of over 100,000, is an unincorporated CDP). In recent years, Parker has become a commuter town at the southeasternmost corner of the Denver metropolitan area. The population was 58,512 at the 2020 census. Parker is now the 19th most populous municipality in the state of Colorado.

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How Parker ranks

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#23Highest graduation rate in CO #26Fastest growing in CO #29Highest income in CO All CO rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code80134, 80138

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Living in Parker

Housing in Parker

$676K▼ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Parker home is worth about $676,000, down 1.6% in a year, 27% above the Colorado typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market24

Sale-to-list99.2%

Sold in May133

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Safety in Parker

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Safety Grade C+

Parker reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 59% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Parker 2

Colorado 4.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Parker 10.5

Colorado 22.3

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Parker

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School Grade A

The public schools Parker’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#37Best public schoolsof 142 in CO

DistrictDouglas County School District No. Re 1Schools18

Leman Classical Academy BElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,390 students Pine Lane Elementary B+Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 744 students Gold Rush Elementary AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 639 students Parker Performing Arts C+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 638 students Prairie Crossing Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 612 students Cherokee Trail Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 553 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.