Moving to Littleton: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Littleton means moving into a real, dated 19th-century railroad town -- not a planned-from-scratch Denver-metro suburb -- with a genuine historic Main Street core, a comparatively older and more affluent population, and a real three-county footprint worth understanding before you pick an address.
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Learn moreA genuine railroad-town history, not a marketing label
Littleton's 245 residents voted to incorporate the town in 1890, following rapid settlement after the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad reached the area in 1871 and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad completed its own line in 1887. The Littleton Main Street Historic District dates from that 1890 incorporation, and the NRHP-listed 1920 Littleton Town Hall (a Jules J.B. Benedict-designed Italian Renaissance building) still anchors it -- a real, physically documented history, not a curated redevelopment story like Englewood's.
Confirm which county your specific address sits in
Littleton is genuinely unusual among Denver-metro suburbs in spanning three counties: it is the county seat of Arapahoe County, but city limits also extend into Jefferson County (roughly the west side, along Platte Canyon) and Douglas County. Tax rates, school-district assignment, and some services can vary by which county a specific address falls in -- worth confirming directly rather than assuming uniformly.
A real, if partial, transit option via the RTD D Line
Littleton's two RTD light rail stations -- Littleton-Mineral (3202 West Mineral Avenue, 1,227 parking spaces) and Littleton-Downtown (5777 South Prince Street) -- both opened July 14, 2000 as the southern termini of the Southwest Corridor, now served by the D Line into downtown Denver. Outside that corridor, Littleton remains a car-dependent suburb like most of this dataset's Denver-metro markets.
A comparatively older, more affluent population than nearby Englewood or Northglenn
Littleton's median age is 40.8, with roughly 20.1% of residents 65 or older -- both meaningfully higher than Englewood's (37.4 median age, ~15% senior share) or Northglenn's (34.8 median age, ~11.6%-13% senior share), built alongside this record. Median household income is cited anywhere from $98,839 to $110,339 depending on source, both readings comparatively affluent.
Key takeaways
- Littleton's 1890s historic Main Street district and 1920 NRHP-listed Town Hall reflect a genuine, dated railroad-town history, not a planned or redeveloped identity.
- City limits span three counties (Arapahoe, Jefferson, Douglas) -- confirm which one applies to a specific address before assuming tax or service jurisdiction.
- Two RTD D Line stations (Littleton-Mineral, Littleton-Downtown), both opened 2000, offer a real transit option into Denver; most of the city outside that corridor is car-dependent.
- Littleton's population skews meaningfully older and more affluent than Englewood's or Northglenn's, built alongside this record.
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