Moving to Northglenn: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Northglenn means moving into a real, dated 1959 planned community in north-metro Adams County -- this batch's most affordable and youngest market by every economic and demographic figure found this session.
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Learn moreA genuine, dated planned-community origin
In spring 1959, Perl-Mack Co. finalized plans for a 280-acre pre-planned subdivision in what was then unincorporated Adams County -- described at the time as the state's largest pre-planned model community, built for the post-World War II population boom. By October 1962, it had grown to 10,000 residents and 3,000 homes. Northglenn incorporated in April 1969, after successfully opposing an annexation attempt by neighboring Thornton -- a genuine, dated civic-independence story.
Mostly Adams County, with a real, disclosed county-line nuance
Northglenn's populated city sits in Adams County, but a detached roughly 320-acre parcel housing the city's wastewater treatment plant lies across the line in Weld County -- which is why some sources list both counties for Northglenn. Worth understanding precisely rather than assuming the whole city straddles two counties.
The most affordable market in this three-city Denver-metro batch
By every figure found this session, Northglenn reads as the most affordable of this batch: the lowest median household income ($79,530-$84,030, sources disagree within that range) and the lowest median home sale price ($440,000, though that figure carries a real, disclosed staleness caveat) of the three markets built alongside this record.
The youngest population in the batch
Northglenn's median age (34.8) is the youngest of this three-market batch, with a 65-plus population share cited at 11.6%-13.2% depending on source -- both well below Littleton's ~20.1% figure and below the national average.
Key takeaways
- Northglenn's 1959 planned-community origin (Perl-Mack Co., 280 acres, incorporated 1969) is a genuine, dated civic history distinct from Littleton's or Englewood's.
- The city itself sits in Adams County; a detached wastewater-treatment-plant parcel in Weld County is why some sources list both counties -- worth understanding precisely.
- Northglenn is this batch's most affordable market by both median household income and median home price.
- Northglenn's population (median age 34.8) is the youngest of this three-market batch.
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