Moving to Englewood: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Englewood means moving into a real, documented light-rail-oriented redevelopment corridor immediately south of Denver -- a genuinely more urban, dense identity than Littleton's historic small-town core, built around Colorado's first Transit-Oriented Development.
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Learn moreCityCenter Englewood: a real, dated TOD, not a marketing label
Englewood CityCenter opened in 2000 on the roughly 55-acre former site of Cinderella City Mall (opened 1965, once one of the largest shopping malls in the country), described by the city and ULI Colorado as Colorado's first Transit-Oriented Development. It sits directly integrated with RTD's Southwest Corridor light rail line, whose Englewood Station opened the same day, July 14, 2000.
An honest, disclosed caveat: CityCenter is currently under renewed planning, not a finished success
Recent coverage (Englewood Herald, ULI Colorado, October 2025) describes much of the original CityCenter site as now underused, with aging infrastructure and vacant storefronts, prompting the city to plan a new redevelopment phase. Movers should factor in that this corridor is mid-transition, not a fully realized, stable amenity today.
A single, city-specific school district -- confirm before assuming Littleton Public Schools applies
Despite sitting immediately adjacent to Littleton, most Englewood addresses are served by Englewood Schools, a small, separate, city-specific district -- not Littleton Public Schools. Confirm school assignment directly for a specific address before assuming otherwise.
Real, modest population growth since the 2020 Census
Englewood's population grew from 33,659-33,633 (2020 Census, sources disagree slightly on the exact base) to an estimated 35,822 in 2026 -- roughly 6.5% growth, or about 1.46% annually, a real if modest growth trend.
Key takeaways
- CityCenter Englewood, Colorado's first Transit-Oriented Development (opened 2000 on the former Cinderella City Mall site), gives Englewood a genuinely more urban, dense identity than Littleton's historic core.
- CityCenter is currently mid-transition: recent coverage describes real underuse and vacant storefronts prompting a new redevelopment planning process, not a finished amenity.
- Most Englewood addresses are served by the small, separate Englewood Schools district, not Littleton Public Schools -- confirm before assuming otherwise.
- Population grew a real, modest ~6.5% since the 2020 Census (to an estimated 35,822 in 2026).
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