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39.84° N · 105.00° W · GEOID 0869810

Sherrelwood

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

ColoradoSherrelwood, COSherrelwoodSherrelwood

The short answer

Sherrelwood is home to 18,692 people. Median household income is $75,327 a year and median rent is $1,702 a month, 27.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $432,200, about 5.7x annual median household income.

Sherrelwood stands out on value for money. Home values run 36% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of places its size. It is the lowest of 111 Colorado places we track.

5OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Sherrelwood scores better than 5% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 108th of 111 in Colorado.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%13
Economy 20%46
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%29
Education 10%21
Commute 10%24
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
$1,702
25% above the median place
Median household income
$75,327
6% below the median place
Median home value
$432,200
35% above the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
2% above 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 Sherrelwood

  • HousingThe median home costs 5.7 years of the median household's income, more than in 86% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Sherrelwood

Adams County gains about 2.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in37,973
Moved out36,752
Net+1,221

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Denver County, CO8,4685,734+2,734
Arapahoe County, CO5,5404,662+878
Jefferson County, CO5,2654,360+905
Weld County, CO1,9643,846−1,882
Broomfield County, CO1,6711,543+128
Boulder County, CO1,3961,143+253
Douglas County, CO735897−162

Within Colorado, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ColoradoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$64K
Leavers$70K

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

Who moves here
7.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Adams County report $64,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $69,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$68,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,702 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,973 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $432,200.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 18.0% work from home; 4.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Hereford, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.0%
22% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.8%
9% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
2.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSherrelwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.0%22% above
Moved from another state11.8%9% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure2.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$64,0129% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$69,7321% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 27.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Sherrelwood27.1%
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
$68,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.1%
33% above the median place
Home price to income
5.7x
51% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$56,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Sherrelwood, $1,702 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 Sherrelwood, but easier on the budget

Places that match Sherrelwood 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
Hereford, TX9220.1% vs 27.1%n/aCompare
Washington Terrace, UT9119.4% vs 27.1%$10,400Compare
Dumas, TX9019.3% vs 27.1%n/aCompare
Muleshoe, TX8916.3% vs 27.1%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
3.1%
56% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
36% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
58.0%
15% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSherrelwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,70225% above
Rent to income127.1%33% above
Property tax rate10.6%36% below
Home price to income15.7x51% 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$2,51923% below
Median home value1$432,20035% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-1.1%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure35.1%32% below
Homeownership171.7%8% above
Renters paying 30%+158.0%15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9735% above
Vacant homes13.1%56% below
Median year built119671% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 13.1 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
4.2%
391% above the median place
Mean commute1
30 min
19% above the median place
Works from home1
18.0%
44% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$33,985 −15%
Median household income$75,327 −6%
Unemployment5.0% +2%
Poverty rate10.7% −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSherrelwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$75,3276% below
Income per person1$33,98515% below
Unemployment15.0%2% above
Average annual pay6County figure$75,43114% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.2%41% below
Jobs6County figure249,73466% above
Poverty rate110.7%1% below
Mean commute130 min19% above
Works from home118.0%44% above
Commutes by transit14.2%391% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 32.4, 17% below the median place.

Median age1
32.4
17% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.5%
6% below the median place
No health insurance1
11.3%
77% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher85.8% −7%
Household size2.9 +14%
Bachelor's or higher20.0% −38%
Born abroad17.1% +93%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSherrelwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population118,6922459th largest
Median age132.417% below
Bachelor's or higher120.0%38% below
High school or higher185.8%7% below
Household size12.914% above
Born abroad117.1%93% above
No health insurance111.3%77% above
Homes with broadband186.5%6% below
05

Life in Sherrelwood

About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 111 Colorado places we track.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.8 −53%
Playgrounds per 10k4.3 −55%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.3 −62%
Libraries per 10k0.5 −39%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi13.1 62.1×

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

  • Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area 46 miles
  • Rocky Mountain National Park 51 miles
  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument 66 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.5 −21%
Shops23.5 −22%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.4 −34%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
45.7
48% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.4
39% below the median place
Public schools12
166
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSherrelwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure166above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure87,751above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure18.419% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.521% below
Shops per 10k8County figure23.522% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.734% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.434% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k94.853% below
Playgrounds per 10k94.355% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.362% below
Libraries per 10k90.539% below
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi913.1above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1045.748% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure2054% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 15.6 in, 64% below 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 Sherrelwood. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
15.6 in
64% below the median place
January average low13
16°F
38% below the median place
Average temperature13
50°F
9% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureSherrelwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure90°F3% above
January average low13County figure16°F38% below
Average temperature13County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation13County figure15.6 in64% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure91.21% below
Tornado risk14County figure93.515% above
Wildfire risk14County figure81.032% above
Heat wave risk14County figure76.915% below
Median air quality index15County figure4914% above
Good air days15County figure55.1%20% below
08

Sherrelwood in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 27% 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, Sherrelwood does better than 13% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 65%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,702/mo (2024)$2,180/mo$1,790 to $2,650/mo+4.2%
Median household income$75,327 (2024)$95,000$80,500 to $112,500+4.0%
Median home value$432,200 (2024)$626,000$454,000 to $862,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 6.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.7 now.

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

09

Places like Sherrelwood

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

PlaceRentIncome
Foothill Farms, CA$1,695$68,260Compare
North Las Vegas, NV$1,705$79,542Compare
Plainfield, NJ$1,767$85,908Compare
Highland, CA$1,629$77,120Compare
Highland, CAPlainfield, NJNorth Las Vegas, NVFoothill Farms, CASherrelwood, COSherrelwoodFoothill FarmsNorth Las VegasPlainfieldHighlandSherrelwoodNorth Las VegasPlainfieldHighland

Places built like Sherrelwood

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 Sherrelwood performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Sherrelwood, CO27.1%3.9%/yrn/a
Deming, NM20.6%4.8%/yr-1.5%Compare
Washington Terrace, UT19.4%4.8%/yr-2.1%Compare
Welby, CO24.8%7.1%/yrn/aCompare
Northglenn, CO25.3%4.9%/yr2.0%Compare
Uvalde, TX23.3%4.2%/yr1.6%Compare
Timberlane, LA26.3%3.8%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Sherrelwood a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 5 out of 100, better than 5% of the places we rate and 108th of 111 in Colorado. The median home costs 5.7 years of the median household's income, more than in 86% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 38 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sherrelwood expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.1% 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 $432,200.

What salary do you need to live in Sherrelwood?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $68,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Sherrelwood?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Foothill Farms, CA, North Las Vegas, NV, Plainfield, NJ and Highland, CA.

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 Sherrelwood with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sherrelwood itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sherrelwood-colorado

Citytistics. “Sherrelwood, Colorado.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/sherrelwood-colorado/

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