Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety22#12,219/15,637
Economy93#1,072/15,631
Housing—
Health84#2,445/15,609
Healthcare94#882/15,650
Environment40#9,315/15,453
Education85#2,273/15,649
Infrastructure98#247/15,650
Community82#2,819/15,651
Leisure & amenities55#7,020/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Cherry Hills Village, Colorado ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Arapahoe County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Physical inactivity · low11.1%
100/100Colorado 19.0%United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Median household income · high$250,001
100/100Colorado $96,871United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
Bachelor's degree or higher · high83.4%
100/100Colorado 45.7%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Poor or fair health · low9.3%
99/100Colorado 16.8%United States 19.9%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Adult obesity · low21.2%
98/100Colorado 27.1%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Adult smoking · low6.8%
98/100Colorado 13.0%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Home price to income ratio · high8.0×
3/100Colorado 5.7×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
High ozone days · high15 days
4/100Colorado 10 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyArapahoe County value
Property crime rate · high2,313 /100k
7/100Colorado 2,144 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationArapahoe County value
Violent crime rate · high533 /100k
9/100Colorado 422 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationArapahoe County value
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.488
12/100Colorado 0.458United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Drug overdose deaths · high26.4 /100k
15/100Colorado 28.0 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataArapahoe County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
9.4% (2015-2019) → 100.0% (2020-2024)
+91 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
6.9× (2015-2019) → 8.0× (2020-2024)
+16%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Child poverty rateImproving
4.8% (2015-2019) → 1.6% (2020-2024)
−3.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Unemployment rateWorsening
3.0% (2015-2019) → 4.4% (2020-2024)
+1.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%
Poverty rateImproving
3.5% (2015-2019) → 2.3% (2020-2024)
−1.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado improved on 0 of 9 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 6 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved0

No measure improved by more than its margin of error.

Declined1

Price / income+1.1×6.9× → 8.0×

All 9 measures

Change of every measure of Cherry Hills Village, Colorado between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	20.4 min2015-2019	20.6 min2020-2024	+0.2 min	Within the margin of error	45%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.3%2015-2019	83.4%2020-2024	−0.8 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Broadband subscriptions	97.8%2015-2019	97.0%2020-2024	−0.7 points	Within the margin of error	7%
Effective property tax rate	0.60%2015-2019	0.44%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	48%
High school diploma or higher	100.0%2015-2019	99.4%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	27%
Home price to income ratio	6.9×2015-2019	8.0×2020-2024	+1.1×	Declined	19%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4982015-2019	0.4882020-2024	−0.010	Within the margin of error	60%
Median household income	$250,0012015-2019	$250,0012020-2024	0%	Little change	7%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	3.4%2015-2019	4.0%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	40%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Cherry Hills Village, Colorado five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Cherry Hills Village, Colorado in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado itself moved −0.5 points in standing on average over the same 8 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

6,354 residents (±20)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39†
20–29†
10–19
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−3.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

6,354 residents (±20)

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Colorado share

White85%5,409
Black1.4%†87
Hispanic or Latino7.1%†448
Asian1.9%†123
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†7
Other or two or more races4.4%†280

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−8.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

4,310 residents (±160)

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Colorado share

No high school diploma0.6%†24
High school or GED6.7%†288
Some college7.4%†319
Associate degree1.9%†83
Bachelor's degree37%1,613
Graduate degree46%1,983

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Bachelor's degree (−7.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

2,221 households (±110)

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Colorado share

Under $25k4.1%†90
$25k–50k5.2%†116
$50k–75k4.7%†104
$75k–100k0.6%†13
$100k–150k7.6%†168
$150k–200k10%†233
$200k or more67%1,497

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+7.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

2,221 households (±110)

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Colorado share

Own97%2,155
Rent3.0%†66

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

13 households (±14)

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Colorado share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,5000.0%0

Home values

2,155 homes (±104)

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Colorado share

Under $150k2.0%†44
$150k–250k0.0%0
$250k–400k0.0%0

Age of homes

2,381 homes (±120)

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Colorado share

2010 or later5.7%†135
2000–200912%274
1980–199930%710

Size of homes

2,381 homes (±120)

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Colorado share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom0.0%0
2 bedrooms1.6%†39

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

2,512 workers (±192)

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Colorado share

Drive alone61%1,535
Carpool3.3%†83
Public transit0.4%†10
Walk1.0%†26
Bike0.5%†13
Work from home33%832
Other0.5%†13

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+17.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,680 workers (±204)

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Colorado share

Under 15 min23%†389
15–29 min54%903
30–44 min20%331

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Arapahoe County, the county holding most of Cherry Hills Village's residents.

Arapahoe County has 20,137 employer establishments, 302 for every 10,000 residents (1.22× the US rate of 248; 0.98× Colorado's), with 321,810 paid employees at an average annual pay of $76,250. The Census Bureau also counts 76,340 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 20,137; 76,340 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 302; US 248 · Colorado 309
Paid employees: 321,810
Average annual pay: $76,250; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Arapahoe County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	2,061	31	1.49×More than typical	30,269	$75,897	3,827
Lessors of real estate	1,443	21.7	1.76×More than typical	6,593	$72,682	7,069
Specialty trade contractors	1,368	20.5	1.33×More than typical	15,677	$76,358	5,081
Restaurants and other eating places	1,278	19.2	1.05×About typical	25,598	$27,889	327
Real estate agents and brokers	746	11.2	2.30×More than typical	1,068	$83,480	1,853
Management, scientific and technical consulting	711	10.7	1.59×More than typical	4,811	$103,072	3,060
Offices of other health practitioners	683	10.3	1.69×More than typical	4,250	$56,039	1,816
Limited-service restaurants	563	8.5	1.05×About typical	11,171	$24,471	157
Insurance agencies and brokerages	541	8.1	1.85×More than typical	5,014	$108,205	989
Computer systems design and related services	532	8	1.85×More than typical	7,516	$121,158	888
Construction of buildings	531	8	1.05×About typical	6,136	$108,175	2,120
Full-service restaurants	514	7.7	1.01×About typical	11,856	$32,336	111

Rank places for an industry Open Arapahoe County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 665,778 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $3.1M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado: $491 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $3.1M; −80% vs FY2025
Per resident: $491; US $2,007
Sole-source: 31%; US 30%
Single offer: 9.4%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$1.7M55%
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.1M35%
U.S. Geological Survey$495.6K16%
Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response$477.4K15%
Federal Highway Administration$293.8K9.4%
Department of the Army$191.8K6.2%
Federal Acquisition Service$125.9K4.0%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$77.7K2.5%

Top recipients

WELLPATH LLC$1.3M43%
MERRICK-SURDEX JOINT VENTURE LLP$491.5K16%
ALLOSOURCE$479.6K15%
CRAIG HOSPITAL$399K13%
CORNERSTONE PROGRAMS CORP$308.8K9.9%
ADCO MEDICAL SUPPLIERS, LLC$297.9K9.6%
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.$293.8K9.4%
MERRICK-RS & H JOINT VENTURE LLP$137.8K4.4%

Spending by fiscal year

7.1MFY2017
4.8MFY2018
6.9MFY2019
13.4MFY2020
13.8MFY2021
12MFY2022
5.6MFY2023
7.3MFY2024
16MFY2025
3.1MFY2026

What was bought

Health & medical$2M43%
Construction & real property$1.1M23%
Research & development$399K8.6%
Equipment maintenance$392.9K8.4%
Education & social services$309.1K6.6%
IT & telecom$197K4.2%

Top industries (NAICS)

General medical and surgical hospitals · 6221$1.3M43%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$1.2M39%
Other ambulatory health care services · 6219$567.5K18%
Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals · 6223$399K13%
Other residential care facilities · 6239$308.8K9.9%
Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance · 8112$300.9K9.7%
Waste treatment and disposal · 5622$80.3K2.6%
Software publishers · 5132$68.5K2.2%

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) REGISTRY AND REHABILITATION AND DATABASE CONTRACT$3.1M
CRAIG HOSPITAL· Arapahoe County, CO· Research & development· Sep 28, 2021 – Aug 7, 2026· 36C10X21C0074
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL MAY 2026$870K
WELLPATH LLC· Arapahoe County, CO· Health & medical· Apr 27, 2026 – Aug 11, 2026· 15B40326F00000089
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY REGISTRY AND REHABILITATION DATABASE SUPPORT, INCLUDING DATA COORDINATION, DATABASE MAINTENANCE, DATA QUALITY, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, REPORTING, AND CONSULTATION.$632.6K
CRAIG HOSPITAL· Arapahoe County, CO· Research & development· Sep 29, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026· 36C10X26C0037
CMCS-ENG-FY25 B2 WELLPATH COMP MEDICAL JUN 25$526K
WELLPATH LLC· Arapahoe County, CO· Health & medical· Aug 8, 2025 – May 1, 2026· 15B40325F00000139
B2 WELLPATH COMP MEDICAL FEB 25$407.7K
WELLPATH LLC· Arapahoe County, CO· Health & medical· Feb 12, 2025 – May 1, 2026· 15B40325F00000065
CMCS-ENG-FY25 B2 WELLPATH COMP MEDICAL JUL 25$406.3K
WELLPATH LLC· Arapahoe County, CO· Health & medical· Sep 10, 2025 – May 1, 2026· 15B40325F00000148

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, so they do not add up across cities.

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado's figures are part of those of Arapahoe County, CO ($866.3M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.4% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Cherry Hills Village is mostly in Arapahoe County.

See federal money in Arapahoe County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Cherry Hills Village, Colorado is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).