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Northglenn on a path of growth
Nine miles north of Denver, the city of Northglenn was originally a master-planned community built in the late 1950s with lots of open space for parks. By 1962, it had 10,000 residents. In the past two decades, development has added newer housing, and with easy access to employers in Denver and Boulder, homes are in high demand. Northglenn's population now exceeds 38,000, and special events and recreational opportunities draw people together. “Northglenn is a great little community; it’s smaller and a bit older with a great price of entry for buyers,” says Realtor Ann Wymore, owner of North Star Team with nine years of experience in Colorado real estate. “It’s a mixture of people who have been here for a long time and new people moving in, so it’s very welcoming and warm.”
Those who work in Northglenn often find jobs in healthcare, retail and construction, but commuting to Denver or Boulder is common. Denver’s biggest employers are the Denver International Airport and Lockheed Martin, while the University of Colorado Boulder is that city’s biggest employer.
In Northglenn, nothing is out of reach, with parks and shopping centers scattered around.
Lockheed Martin is one of Denver's largest employers.
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Friendly price points in Northglenn
The average housing value is $500,000 in Northglenn, lower than Denver’s average of $717,000. Homes are on the market for an average of 29 days. “It’s definitely limited inventory because of that starter home price point,” says Justin Pfeifer, a Realtor with RE/MAX Northwest who grew up in Northglenn. “There has been a lot of turnover, so it’s becoming a younger population.” Single-family homes range from about $350,000 to $700,000. Many have at least four bedrooms and over 2,000 square feet of living space. A few homes with 3,000 square feet of space approach $800,000. Newer townhomes in the city's north and the east sections generally have three bedrooms and range from $300,000 to $525,000. There are also pockets of two- and three-bedroom condos in the south and east that range from $175,000 to $425,000. “In the last ten to fifteen years, people that have bought there have seen a lot of good equity in their purchase” says Pfeifer.
New traditional homes began filling cul-de-sacs within the last 20 years in Northglenn.
Colonial Revival condos in Northglenn list between 365,000 and 459,000 dollars.
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Northglenn Recreation Center and public parks
Lots of sunshine and low humidity make the summer comfortable for hiking, biking and playing in the parks, while cold, snowy winters make Northglenn’s newly renovated recreation center a big draw. The center has an indoor lap pool with a new Ninja-style obstacle course, as well as a gym, indoor playground and fitness center. The warmer months bring baseball players and dog-walkers to Northwest Open Space. E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park’s 28 acres includes playgrounds and picnic tables, and Webster Lake centers the park, where kayakers glide among the wild geese. Throughout the year, the community gathers at Boondocks Food & Fun for birthday celebrations and amusement park attractions. Bowlers hit the lanes, while adventure seekers race Go-Karts and climb the ropes course.
Locals play basketball and swim inside the Northglenn Recreation Center.
Skateboarders practice their skills at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park in Northglenn.
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City investment enlivens Northglenn
Northglenn opened a new city hall in September 2024, with state-of-the-art sustainability features that make it the first “NetZero” municipal building in Colorado. The building features two large lobbies and community event spaces. The city also operates the Parsons Center, which presents films and community theatre productions. It recently hosted a performance by the Second City troupe, famous for producing shows for Saturday Night Live comedians. The city holds a Pirate Fest in September at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park with food, music and a cardboard boat regatta. And the annual July 4th Festival kicks off with a car show and features music, a beer garden, paddle boating and a Rotary Duck Derby.
Northglenns new civic center is the first “NetZero” municipal building in Colorado.
The EB Rains Jr Memorial Park in Northglenn hosts an annual pirate festival event.
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Large brewery revitalizes shopping center
New development in Northglenn Marketplace right off Interstate 25 has revitalized the shopping center around the Prost Brewing Co. facility. Prost opened in January 2024 and features a 10,000-square-foot biergarten. It is expected to bring in hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. Major retailers at the shopping center include Ross and Lowe’s Home Improvement. Longtime family-owned Gunther Toody’s diner is across the street. Just north of Northglenn in Thornton are many more shopping and dining options, including Target, Sprouts Farmers Market and Olive Garden.
Shoppers visit Northglenn Marketplace to shop at major retailers.
Locals love the patio at Prost Biergarten in Northglenn.
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Adams 12 Five Star Schools district includes Northglenn schools
Colorado residents may choose which school to apply for even if they are not districted for a particular school. Northglenn public schools are overseen by the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, which is graded B-plus by Niche. Northglenn High School focuses on problem-based learning and technology for all students. “The nice thing about the high school is that it has a really good STEM program. That’s allowed people to stay in the district as opposed to choosing elsewhere,” says Pfeifer. Any high school student in the district can apply for the FutureForward program offering career and technical education.
Northglenn High School boasts a commendable B- rating on Niche, reflecting its commitment to providing quality education and a supportive learning environment.
An overview of the main building at Northglenn High School in Northglenn, Colorado.
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Central location makes Denver, Boulder accessible
Northglenn residents have direct access to the Denver metro area, with Interstate 25 running north and south through the city. Downtown Denver in under 13 miles away and Denver International Airport is roughly 27 miles east. A commuter rail station opened in Northglenn in 2020. The trip from that Northglenn/112th station to Denver’s Union Station takes 26 minutes. Boulder is 21 miles north on Highway 36. North Suburban Medical Center is less than 3 miles down I-25. Public buses stop along main thoroughfares in Northglenn, including 104th Avenue, Huron Street and 112th Avenue.
Crime rates vary from national rates
Homebuyers should be aware that the property crime rate is higher in Northglenn than the national average, according to data from the FBI. The national property crime rate was 1.79 per 1,000 residents in 2024, while the Northglenn property crime rate was 2.38 per 1,000. However, the rate for violent crime was lower in Northglenn than nationally. The national rate was 1.19 per 1,000 while the Northglenn rate was .50 per 1,000.
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The Denver Metro had a lot riding in its favor about 25 years ago. “We have beautiful weather, plenty of jobs and housing was fairly inexpensive back then,” says Brian Margolis, president of the Margolis Team at eXp Realty. The demand created by these three factors led developers to build dozens of master-planned communities like Fox Run in Northglenn’s southeast corner.
Boasting almost 1,500 houses built in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Fox Run follows a 1.3-mile section of the Fox Run Parkway from East 112th Avenue to East 104th Avenue. Its contemporary houses are packed tightly atop 5,000 to 10,000-square-foot lots on winding streets that branch off the parkway into subdivisions with names like Westbrook, Brookshire and Colony Glen. These houses fetch $400,000 to $600,000, while you can find a two or three-bedroom town house in the community for $350,000 to $500,000. Narrow, tree-lined sidewalks are present almost wherever you go in this neighborhood, so walking your dog is easy. Its streets are wide enough to accommodate a limited amount of on-street parking, so you can use the two-car garage at the front of your house for storage if you only have one car.
Margolis, who has sold several houses in Fox Run since he became a real estate agent in 2003, says this neighborhood is an ideal fit for first-time homebuyers and older adults who are downsizing and looking for a smaller place. Head south on the Fox Run Parkway, and you’ll end up at the Thornton Shopping Center, which boasts a Safeway, a Family Dollar, the Three Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, and the Vietnamese Café. This shopping center is just 2½ miles east of Interstate 25 on East 104th Street, State Route 44, and 3½ miles west of Interstate 76 on the highway. Not to mention, the Fox Run community sits directly between two stops on the Regional Transportation District’s Purple Light Rail Line – the Thornton Crossroads and 104th Station and the Northglenn and 112th Station – that offer service to Denver’s Union Station every half hour on weekdays.
Children who live in Fox Run will attend Stellar Elementary School, Northglenn Middle School, and Thurston High School. Stellar received a B on Niche, while Northglenn and Thornton received a C. Besides being the 16th best of Adams County’s 97 elementary schools according to Niche, Stellar Elementary offers a student-run news program that has 128 subscribers on YouTube. It’s hard to say whether any of the thrice-weekly updates Stellar Broadcasting students produce have led to careers in broadcast journalism, but they’re getting valuable experience in front of a camera and have a chance to talk about their favorite books.
The North Park at Fox Run, the Central Park at Fox Run, and the South Park at Fox Run each offer about two acres of open space and a small playground on the Fox Run Parkway where neighborhood children can exercise and have some fun. “Colorado gets 300 days of sunshine,” says Margolis, who sees people playing at these parks whenever he’s in the area. A trail that cuts past the historic Thede Farmhouse in the 40-acre Fox Run Nature Area gives neighborhood residents something to do when it’s nice outside, while the gymnasium and racquetball courts at the Carpenter Recreation Center provide them with something to do on the 65 days of the year when it’s not. All told, the three things Margolis says brought people to Metro Denver are still there, and you’ll find them in Fox Run.
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