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39.44° N · 105.08° W · GEOID 0866197

Roxborough Park

Douglas County, Colorado · part of the Denver, CO metro

ColoradoRoxborough Park, CORoxborough ParkRoxborough Park

The short answer

Roxborough Park is home to 9,085 people. Median household income is $173,083 a year and median rent is $3,244 a month, 22.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $678,800, about 3.9x annual median household income.

Roxborough Park's housing market sets it apart. Owning with a mortgage costs about $372 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 111 Colorado places we track. Also notable: Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 19.1% to 22.5% of income.

70OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Roxborough Park scores better than 70% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 36th of 111 in Colorado.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%41
Economy 20%87
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%53
Education 10%89
Commute 10%6
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$3,244
138% above the median place
Median household income
$173,083
116% above the median place
Median home value
$678,800
113% above the median place
Unemployment
3.6%
27% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Roxborough Park

  • AffordabilityAfter the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $137,800 a year, more than in 92% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Housing98% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 111 Colorado places we track.
01

Moving to Roxborough Park

Douglas County gains about 15.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in30,467
Moved out25,027
Net+5,440

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Arapahoe County, CO6,8194,313+2,506
Denver County, CO3,5242,061+1,463
Jefferson County, CO2,5061,493+1,013
El Paso County, CO1,2131,205+8
Elbert County, CO364850−486

Within Colorado, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ColoradoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$112K
Leavers$108K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Douglas County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Douglas County report $111,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $108,500.
Income you would need
$129,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,244 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,872 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $678,800.
Getting to work
36 minutes each way on average; 31.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Victoria, MN matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.3%
7% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
15.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
4.6%
130% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRoxborough ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.3%7% below
Moved from another state1County figure4.6%130% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure15.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$111,89959% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$108,48854% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is about 31% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Roxborough Park22.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$129,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.5%
10% above the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
3% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$137,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Roxborough Park, $3,244 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Roxborough Park, but easier on the budget

Places that match Roxborough Park on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Victoria, MN9613.7% vs 22.5%$25,500Compare
Middletown, MD9012.6% vs 22.5%$13,400Compare
Woodmoor, CO8815.9% vs 22.5%$10,400Compare
Lake Norman of Iredell, NC879.2% vs 22.5%$24,200Compare

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Homeownership1
97.7%
47% above the median place
Median year built1
2002
1% above the median place
Vacant homes1
3.4%
52% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureRoxborough ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,244138% above
Rent to income122.5%10% above
Property tax rate10.6%32% below
Home price to income13.9x3% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.85% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,16934% above
HUD area median income4County figure$144,00034% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,20229% above
Median home value1$678,800113% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.7%45% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure39.8%23% below
Homeownership197.7%47% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.3%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,87253% above
Vacant homes13.4%52% below
Median year built120021% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
3.0%
72% below the median place
Median household income1
$173,083
116% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home31.0% 2.5×
Mean commute36 min +43%
Income per person$70,075 +75%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRoxborough ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$173,083116% above
Income per person1$70,07575% above
Unemployment1County figure3.6%27% below
Average annual pay6County figure$88,81135% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.5%22% above
Jobs6County figure149,5921% below
Poverty rate13.0%72% below
Mean commute136 min43% above
Works from home131.0%149% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.0%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
60.5%
89% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad3.1% −65%
No health insurance4.4% −31%
Household size2.8 +10%
Median age41.3 +6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRoxborough ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19,0854450th largest
Median age141.36% above
Bachelor's or higher160.5%89% above
High school or higher198.0%6% above
Household size12.810% above
Born abroad13.1%65% below
No health insurance14.4%31% below
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Roxborough Park

About 18 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

29 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents17.6 +73%
Playgrounds per 10k15.4 +64%
Grocery stores per 10k2.2 +4%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.2 −80%
Libraries per 10k2.2 2.5×
Named paths and bike trails18 km 8.9×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument 39 miles
  • Rocky Mountain National Park 70 miles
  • Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area 73 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.1 −18%
Shops25.4 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.5 +34%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.9 +28%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
38.7
26% above the median place
Public school students12
63,534
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
91
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureRoxborough ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure91above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure63,534above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.916% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.118% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.416% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.534% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure25.928% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k917.673% above
Playgrounds per 10k915.464% above
Grocery stores per 10k92.24% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k92.280% below
Libraries per 10k92.2153% above
Named paths and bike trails917.8above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1038.726% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure29123% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 98.4, 61% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Roxborough Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
98.4
61% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
18.5 in
58% below the median place
Average temperature13
48°F
13% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureRoxborough ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure84°F4% below
January average low13County figure17°F35% below
Average temperature13County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation13County figure18.5 in58% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure88.74% below
Tornado risk14County figure93.315% above
Wildfire risk14County figure98.461% above
Heat wave risk14County figure54.939% below
Median air quality index15County figure467% above
Good air days15County figure67.7%1% below
08

Roxborough Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Roxborough Park does better than 38% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 73%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,244/mo (2024)$4,230/mo$3,470 to $5,150/mo+4.5%
Median household income$173,083 (2024)$219,500$185,500 to $260,000+4.1%
Median home value$678,800 (2024)$990,000$719,000 to $1,364,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 4.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Roxborough Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Waldwick, NJ$3,446$177,962Compare
Nesconset, NY$3,105$152,500Compare
Massapequa Park, NY$3,469$171,953Compare
Minnetrista, MN$3,501$163,051Compare
Minnetrista, MNMassapequa Park, NYNesconset, NYWaldwick, NJRoxborough Park, CORoxborough ParkWaldwickNesconsetMinnetristaRoxborough ParkWaldwickNesconsetMinnetrista

Places built like Roxborough Park

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Roxborough Park performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Roxborough Park, CO22.5%5.2%/yrn/a
Stonegate, CO16.4%4.4%/yrn/aCompare
The Pinery, CO18.0%8.7%/yrn/aCompare
Midway, UT26.0%12.4%/yr0.3%Compare
Fairmount, CO19.7%8.0%/yrn/aCompare
Victoria, MN13.7%5.2%/yr17.9%Compare
Woodmoor, CO15.9%3.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Roxborough Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 70 out of 100, better than 70% of the places we rate and 36th of 111 in Colorado. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $137,800 a year, more than in 92% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. 98% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 111 Colorado places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 88 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Roxborough Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $678,800.

What salary do you need to live in Roxborough Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $129,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Roxborough Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Waldwick, NJ, Nesconset, NY, Massapequa Park, NY and Minnetrista, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Roxborough Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Roxborough Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/roxborough-park-colorado

Citytistics. “Roxborough Park, Colorado.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/roxborough-park-colorado/

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