Wheat Ridge, CO Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (October 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED8.7%
- Highschool Education25.1%
- Some College30.3%
- Bachelors Degree22.9%
- Graduate Degree12.9%
- Total College or Above35.8%
- Stem Degree45.8%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male48.7%
- Female51.3%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married44.5%
- Divorced15.3%
- Never Married33.3%
- Widowed7.0%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19.6% |
| 19–29 | 13.5% |
| 30–39 | 15.1% |
| 40–49 | 11.8% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 12.9% |
| 60–69 | 12.7% |
| 70–79 | 7.7% |
| 80+ | 6.7% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Local Discussions
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- Is Wheat Ridge, CO a good place to buy a house?0
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- What are the best neighborhoods in Wheat Ridge, CO for families?0
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- How much income do you need to buy a house in Wheat Ridge, CO?0
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- What are the best neighborhoods in Wheat Ridge, CO for first-time home buyers?0
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- What is it like to live in Wheat Ridge, CO?0
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Neighborhoods in Wheat Ridge, CO
Get to know neighborhoods in Wheat Ridge, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Woodside ↗
- Median asking price
- $3,650
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 11
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Hendersons ↗
- Median asking price
- $657,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 7
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Lancaster ↗
- Median asking price
- $789,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 5
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Thayer ↗
- Median asking price
- $649,900
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 5
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Castle ↗
- Median asking price
- —
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 2
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.