July 1, 2025 Census estimate.
City profile
Denver, Colorado
Compare Denver, Colorado with other U.S. cities using verified population data and a transparent roadmap for housing, jobs, safety, schools, weather, taxes, and quality-of-life metrics.
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Change from the April 1, 2020 estimates base to July 1, 2025.
Derived from state grouping for filtering and comparison.
Needs ACS housing cost and HUD rent layers before scoring.
Needs BLS market data before scoring.
Needs FBI CDE or local agency data with caveats.
Derived from verified population movement only, not a full recommendation.
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Should Denver be on your shortlist?
Denver has added population since the 2020 estimates base, which can point to demand, job access, housing expansion, migration inflow, or some combination of those forces.
Western cities often require especially careful housing, water, wildfire, commute, and salary-adjustment checks before a move. WhereToLive.us keeps those categories separate so a reader can see what is verified and what still needs source review.
For monetization and search quality, this page is built to answer a specific relocation query without inventing unsourced scores. The first release gives a reliable population baseline, then points readers toward the next data checks that usually drive move decisions.
What the current data says
Denver, Colorado is ranked #19 by July 1, 2025 population among incorporated places of 20,000 or more in the Census ranked file. Its population estimate is 740,613, compared with a 2020 estimates base of 715,509.
The current move signal is stable. This is a narrow population-momentum signal, not a complete recommendation. The next layers need verified housing, job, school, crime, weather, commute, healthcare, tax, internet, and utility datasets before WhereToLive.us should issue stronger guidance.
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Cost of living
Pending ACS and price-basket inputs before a score is published.
Data layer queuedHousing
Needs rent, home-value, supply, and vacancy data for Denver, Colorado.
Data layer queuedJobs
Needs BLS occupation, unemployment, wage, and industry concentration data.
Data layer queuedCrime and safety
Needs FBI CDE or local agency reporting with methodology caveats.
Data layer queuedWeather
Needs NOAA climate normals and hazard history.
Data layer queuedSchools
Needs NCES and state education records.
Data layer queuedMilitary
Needs installation proximity, BAH area, VA services, and reserve component data where applicable.
Data layer queuedHealthcare
Needs CMS hospital, HRSA shortage area, and provider access data.
Data layer queuedTaxes and utilities
Needs state/local tax, utility, and broadband provider data.
Data layer queuedDenver research checklist
- Compare the 2025 population estimate against nearby cities and the state shortlist.
- Check whether population growth matches the local housing supply and commute tradeoffs.
- Layer in verified rent, wage, school, healthcare, tax, and safety data before making a move decision.
- Use official city, county, Census, BLS, HUD, NOAA, NCES, CMS, FCC, and state tax sources for final confirmation.
Common Denver questions
- Is Denver growing?
- Denver, Colorado is relatively stable on the verified population measure, with +3.51% change from the 2020 estimates base to the 2025 estimate.
- What should I verify before moving to Denver?
- Verify rent or mortgage cost, wage expectations, commute time, school boundaries, crime data, healthcare access, utility costs, taxes, internet availability, and neighborhood fit using primary sources.
- Does WhereToLive.us recommend Denver?
- Not yet. The current page is a research baseline, not a final recommendation. A recommendation requires verified affordability, job, safety, school, healthcare, tax, weather, and commute layers.
Nearby comparison queue
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