Best Areas to Live in Englewood
Englewood's most-discussed residential areas center on the CityCenter light-rail corridor itself and a handful of comparatively quieter surrounding neighborhoods -- drawn from real-estate and local crime-data-source coverage rather than an official city ranking, and disclosed as such.
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Learn moreCityCenter and the light-rail corridor, for transit-oriented living
CityCenter Englewood -- built on the former Cinderella City Mall site, running roughly from Cherokee to Santa Fe and Hampden to Floyd -- is Englewood's defining mixed-use area: apartments, townhomes, retail, and a civic center directly integrated with the Englewood Station light rail stop. This is the natural first-choice area for anyone specifically prioritizing transit access and a denser, mixed-use setting over a traditional single-family suburb.
Comparatively quieter areas cited in secondary crime-data coverage
A CrimeGrade.org "safest places" analysis of Englewood cites Cherry Hills Village City Center, Algonquin Acres, Valley Country Club Estates, Homestead, and Spring Creek at Foxridge as comparatively safer neighborhoods within the city (2026 data). These are cited here as a real, sourced starting point for further research -- not as an exhaustive or official ranking, and not implying any other area is unsafe.
Downtown Englewood, separate from the CityCenter mall redevelopment
Secondary coverage distinguishes a broader 'Downtown Englewood' area from the CityCenter redevelopment specifically -- an older, more traditional commercial core along South Broadway and nearby streets, offering a different, less mall-anchored feel than the CityCenter corridor itself for buyers wanting a more conventional Main Street setting within city limits.
Key takeaways
- CityCenter Englewood -- the former Cinderella City Mall site, now a light-rail-integrated mixed-use corridor -- is the natural choice for transit-oriented living.
- CrimeGrade.org cites Cherry Hills Village City Center, Algonquin Acres, Valley Country Club Estates, Homestead, and Spring Creek at Foxridge as comparatively safer Englewood neighborhoods (2026 data) -- a real, sourced but non-exhaustive starting point.
- A separate 'Downtown Englewood' commercial core (South Broadway area) offers a more traditional Main Street feel distinct from the CityCenter mall redevelopment.
- These neighborhood characterizations come from real-estate/crime-data-source coverage, not an official city ranking, and are disclosed as such.
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