Denver

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

4
228/265
Details
Large apartment$2000.00
Medium apartment$1700.00
Rent index [score]0.34
Small apartment$1400.00

Cost of Living

5
175/248
Details
5km taxi ride$6.40
A Cappuccino$4.30
A beer$2.20
A kilogram of Apples$3.60
Bread$0.79
Inflation [score]0.51
Lunch$15.00
Monthly fitness club membership$43.00
Monthly public transport$110.00
Movie ticket$13.00
Price of a meal at a restaurant$77.72

Startups

8
30/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups22
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.71
Coworking spaces [score]1.00
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co140
Meetups [score]0.81
Meetups groups199
Meetups members167250
Number of investors400
Number of startup events in the last 12 months2082
Number of upcoming meetup events294
Startup climate scene [score]0.73
Startup events489
Startup events [score]0.91
Startups [score]0.86
Total number of startups1136

Venture Capital

6
30/192
Details
Venture capital [score]0.61

Travel Connectivity

4
83/266
Details
Airport hub169
Airport hub [score]0.73
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.12

Commute

5
191/255
Details
Human city pagehttp://cities.human.co/details/United_States/Denver
Traffic handling [score]0.59

Business Freedom

9
69/264
Details
Business freedom84.70
Business freedom [score]0.86
Freedom from corruption74.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.79
Lack of labor restrictions91.40
Lack of labor restrictions [score]1.00
Time to open a business5.60
Time to open a business [score]0.95

Safety

5
217/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.64
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year12
Guns per 100 residents103
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.68
Lack of guns [score]0.43
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.56

Healthcare

9
92/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.99
Healthcare quality [score]0.84
Life expectancy (years)79.28
Life expectancy [score]0.76

Education

4
165/240
Details
Country mean scores in PISA math test478.04
Country mean scores in PISA reading test497.58
Country mean scores in PISA science test497.41
PISA math ranking (high school)30
PISA ranking24
PISA ranking (high school) [score]0.72
PISA reading (high school)16
PISA science (high school)19
Percent of happy students0.77
Percent of low performers in PISA math test0.26
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test0.17
Percent of low performers in PISA science test0.18
Percent of top performers in PISA math test0.09
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test0.08
Percent of top performers in PISA science test0.07

Environmental Quality

7
106/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.56
Cleanliness [score]0.73
Drinking water quality [score]0.75
Urban greenery [score]0.80

Economy

7
16/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area1.00
Currency for urban areaUSD
GDP growth rate0.02
GDP growth rate [score]0.43
GDP per capita$54596.65
GDP per capita [score]0.87

Taxation

4
151/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.54
Income tax level [score]0.33
Profit tax (% of profit)0.44
Time overhead to file company taxes175
VAT (Sales Tax)0.08

Internet Access

5
132/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)50.10
Internet access (download) [score]0.63
Internet access (upload) [score]0.46
Upload speed (Mbps)10.44

Leisure & Culture

6
108/264
Details
Art galleries276
Art galleries [score]0.73
Cinemas210
Cinemas [score]0.72
Comedy clubs119
Comedy clubs [score]0.91
Concert venues193
Concerts [score]0.91
Historical sites124
Historical sites [score]0.57
Museums99
Museums [score]0.67
Performing art venues226
Performing arts [score]0.78
Sport venues133
Sports [score]0.91
Zoos17
Zoos [score]0.90

Tolerance

8
78/266
Details
LGBT Equality Index93.13
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.96
LGBT adoption rights✔ Legal
LGBT age of consent✔ Equal
LGBT blood donation regulations✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
LGBT conversion therapy regulationsAmbiguous
LGBT discrimination legality✔ Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT gender changing rights✔ Legal, surgery not required
LGBT homosexuality rights✔ Legal
LGBT housing discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT marriage rights✔ Legal
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.62

Outdoors

8
1/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.81
Median peak in meters2841.00
Presence of hills in city1.00
Presence of mountains in city1.00
Urban area elevation (meters)1645.00
Water access [score]0.78
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Cost of living

Costs of living in Denver are in the 175th place of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly higher compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Denver will very likely increase your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international  cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.

Housing costs (USD)

$1,200$1,600
$1400
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$43
Movie ticket$13
Broadband internet connection$53
Monthly public transport$110
Lunch$15
-24%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Denver are high. For this job type, Denver ranks 32nd for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Denver.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$78,634
Median salary
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Locals review Denver

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What could Denver do better?#improveDenver

How could Denver improve to make it a more liveable city? We will make sure that the local government will know about the suggestions that reach enough votes*.
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What makes Denver a special place?#praiseDenver

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Taxation

Personal taxation

Effective income tax rate

14%
For annual salary of $40000
20%
For annual salary of $80000

Value added tax (VAT)

8%
Standard tax rate. Different rates might apply for certain product categories.

Compared to other cities

155/266

Corporate taxation

Compared to other cities

113/263
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Safety

Overall crime rates

Assault
Low
32/51
Theft
Low
26/49
Robbery
Low
14/41

Crime rate development in the last 7 months

Change in the last 7 months

  • Assault9%
  • Robbery-26%
  • Theft-4%

Gun crimes & Ownership

103.02
Guns per 100 people
11.75
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Denver in position 110 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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Explore Denver’s neighborhoods

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Great for

  • Parks & Recreation
  • Clean & Green
  • Resale or Rental Value
  • Internet Access
  • Gym & Fitness

Not Great for

  • Childcare
  • Schools
  • Cost of Living
  • Parking

Who lives here

  • Retirees
  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Gay & Lesbian
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People in Denver

Population of Denver

2,484,200
905 /km²
137/264
Density (people per unit of area)
7%
Growth in 2015-2020
Denver

Demographics of United States

Median age
38
Elderly people
15%
Life expectancy at birth
80
GDP per capita (in USD)
$54,597
12/263
Unemployment
5%
110/264

Languages

English proficiency score
100
1/228
Common spoken languages
English

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Work in:

Software Engineer
11.46%
Founder
5.18%
Marketing Manager
4.25%
Web Developer
4.25%
Sales Manager
3.33%
Graphic Designer
3.33%
Project Manager
2.96%
Other
65.25%

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Climate

Average number of clear days per year

115

Climate type

Tropical and Subtropical Steppe

Average daily maximum temperature

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Impressions from Denver

6:09 What to Do in Denver | 36 Hours: Video Travel Tips | The New York Times

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On living in Denver

Denver is the capital and largest city of Colorado, USA. Known as "The Mile-High City", Denver sits at an altitude of 5,280 feet/1,600 meters above sea level and lies where the Great Plains give way to the Rocky Mountains. Denver is a large city and one of the fastest growing in the United States.

Denver is a bustling city of more than 600,000 people supporting a fast-growing metropolitan area of nearly 3 million people. The city embraces its cowboy and mining past but also looks toward the future with a vibrant arts and performing arts scene, dozens of great outdoor festivals, and distinct neighborhoods each offering a unique experience. You'll find everything a cosmopolitan city has to offer including a spectacular view of and easy access to the beautiful Rocky Mountains, which are only 12 miles west of town.

Denver does have its growing pains. Urban sprawl is becoming a problem, with the metropolitan area sometimes growing faster than the infrastructure can really handle, especially with public transportation. Denver is generally a driving city, and some problems with pollution and traffic are a part of everyday life. Large mass transportation and freeway expansion projects have recently been completed, including the popular light rail system. By American standards, Denver is betting big on public transportation.

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Good Country Index

Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

Overall ranking

United States
23rd from a total of 163 countries

World Order

26th

Refugees hosted

Refugees generated

Charity giving

Birth rate

UN Treaties signed

International Peace & Security

66th

Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

International violent conflict

Peacekeeping troops

Arms exports

Internet security (2014)

Planet & Climate

34th

Ecological footprint

Reforestation since 1992

Hazardous pesticides exports

CO2 emissions

Ozone

Prosperity & Equality

46th

Development assistance

FDI outflows

Fairtrade market size

UN volunteers abroad

Open trading

Culture

53rd

Freedom of movement

Press freedom

Creative services exports

UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

Creative goods exports

Science & Technology

20th

Nobel prizes

Patents

Journal exports

International publications

International Students

Health & Wellbeing

12th

Pharmaceutical exports

Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

Food aid

Humanitarian aid donations

International Health Regulations Compliance

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