Pros and Cons of Living in Littleton
Littleton's core trade-off pairs a genuine, dated historic downtown, a top-ranked school district, and real light-rail access against expensive housing, a genuinely mixed crime-data signal, and a three-county footprint that requires extra diligence on a specific address.
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Learn morePro: a real historic downtown, top school district, and real transit access
The NRHP-era Littleton Main Street Historic District, Littleton Public Schools' #4-in-Colorado ranking, and two in-city RTD D Line stations together give Littleton a genuinely differentiated, dated identity relative to Englewood or Northglenn built alongside this record.
Pro: strong, nearby healthcare access and a more established, affluent community
AdventHealth Littleton in-city plus HCA HealthONE Swedish Medical Center's Level I trauma/burn center just across the line give residents genuine quality healthcare access, alongside a comparatively affluent household income ($98,839-$110,339 depending on source) and older, more established population (65-plus share ~20.1%).
Con: genuinely expensive housing and a disputed sales-tax rate
Median/average sale prices ran $625K-$629K as of mid-2026, among the highest in this batch, and the combined sales tax rate itself is disputed across aggregators (8.75% vs. 8.214%) -- both worth factoring into a relocation budget rather than assuming a single settled figure.
Con: mixed crime-data framing and a real three-county footprint to navigate
NeighborhoodScout's high-crime framing and CrimeGrade's comparatively favorable B+ grade genuinely disagree on how to characterize Littleton's safety. Separately, Littleton's real three-county footprint (Arapahoe, Jefferson, Douglas) means a specific address's exact tax rate and service jurisdiction should be confirmed directly rather than assumed.
Key takeaways
- Pro: a genuine, dated NRHP-era historic downtown, a top-4-in-Colorado school district (Littleton Public Schools), and real RTD D Line light-rail access.
- Pro: strong, nearby healthcare access (AdventHealth Littleton in-city, HCA HealthONE Swedish Medical Center just across the line) and a comparatively affluent, established population.
- Con: expensive housing ($625K-$629K median/average band) and a genuinely disputed combined sales-tax rate (8.75% vs. 8.214%).
- Con: crime data sends a mixed signal between sources, and the city's real three-county footprint requires confirming tax/service jurisdiction for a specific address.
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