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Foxfield vs Centennial

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (100.2× in Centennial) and size (164.2× in Centennial).

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Foxfield, COHomes around $1.07MColorado · 659 people
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Centennial, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 108,201 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

FoxfieldHomes around $1.07M
Housing$1.07M typical home100% above the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 88%of CO districts All about Foxfield →
CentennialKnown for its schools
Schools#14 for schools in COof 142 towns Outdoors#21 most walkable in CO50 miles of trails across 53 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 99%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Centennial →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails100.2×
Centennial has more miles of trail
Centennial 50.1 miFoxfield 0.5 mi
Size164.2×
Centennial is the bigger place
Centennial 108,201Foxfield 659
Home values+62%
Homes cost more in Foxfield
Foxfield $1,065,900Centennial $658,100
Household income+52%
Households in Foxfield earn more
Foxfield $200,938Centennial $131,928
Street grid2.4×
Centennial has the more walkable street grid
Centennial 119Foxfield 49.3
Median age10.9 yrs
Foxfield skews older
Foxfield 52.9Centennial 42
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,410 more a month in Foxfield

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Foxfield$6,010/mo
Typical home $1.07M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.47% · Housing →
Centennial$3,610/mo
Typical home $633K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $2,148/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,410 a month, about $28,900 a year, between Foxfield and Centennial.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Foxfield and Centennial share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

FoxfieldCentennialFoxfieldCentennial
Foxfield ↔ Centennial4.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
34 Foxfield residents work in Centennial (8.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Foxfield →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Colorado ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–FoxfieldNot graded C+CentennialSafer than 40% of U.S. towns
Schools
AFoxfieldBetter than 88% of districts in the state ACentennialBetter than 91% of districts in the state
Health
–FoxfieldNot graded A+CentennialHealthier than 99% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
FoxfieldCentennial
Snow a year64″64″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th48th
Outdoors & history
FoxfieldCentennial
Trails—50 mi
Conserved land—9.8%
Settled—2001
Archive photos124
Famous people born here—7
Community
FoxfieldCentennial
Library hours a week—69 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

FoxfieldCentennial
People
Population 659Lowest 108,201Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.1%Highest CO: +14.8% +8%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 52.9±8.3Highest 40% above CO 42±0.7Lowest 11% above CO
Kids under 18 17.6%±4.6Lowest CO: 21% 21.8%±1Highest CO: 21%
Centennial and Foxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.5%±2.4Highest CO: 15.6% 18.9%±0.8Lowest CO: 15.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.6%Lowest CO: 45.7% 62.6%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±2.9Highest CO: 6.4% 4.4%±0.5Lowest CO: 6.4%
Foxfield and Centennial are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $200,938±$35kHighest 110% above CO $131,928±$6kLowest 38% above CO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,065,900±$68kHighest 98% above CO $658,100±$6kLowest 22% above CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $2,148±$63 22% above CO
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,971Highest 91% above CO $3,588Lowest 38% above CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest CO: 52.9% 47.1%±5Lowest CO: 52.9%
Foxfield and Centennial are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2%Lowest CO: 9.4% 3.3%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99.2%Highest CO: 66.2% 80.6%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 6 yrs older than CO 1983Highest 5 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 6% above CO 26 minLowest about the CO average
Work from home 26.2%±9.2Lowest CO: 21% 26.9%±1.6Highest CO: 21%
Centennial and Foxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.2%Lowest 10.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 1.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Denver (25%)Denver (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in CentennialFew work in Foxfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 9.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 50.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 53Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.3Lowest 119Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#14 of 142 in CO
School district —Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe
High school in town —Arapahoe High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 22.5
Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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