City Score: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO scores 27 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 29 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 24 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

  • What Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is up against: 88 out of 100 — Better than 4% of cbsas
  • Where grace is growing: 18 out of 100 — Better than 17% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 62 out of 100 — Better than 67% of cbsas, down 6 points
  • Christian liberty: 25 out of 100 — Better than 15% of cbsas, down 9 points

What takes Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 24 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 44 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 37 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 34 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 14 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 13 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Marriages up 8 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Colorado · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Colorado · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (10 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (10 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (10 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (10 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Colorado · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Colorado · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Colorado · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Colorado · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 60 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

  1. Agate, CO — 50, Liberty
  2. Elbert, CO — 50, Liberty
  3. Ramah, CO — 50, Liberty
  4. Sedalia, CO — 50, Liberty
  5. Castle Rock, CO — 46, Liberty
  6. Franktown, CO — 44, Liberty
  7. Parker, CO — 42, Liberty
  8. Broomfield, CO — 39, Liberty
  9. Centennial, CO — 39, Liberty
  10. Golden, CO — 37, Liberty
  11. Highlands Ranch, CO — 37, Liberty
  12. Kiowa, CO — 37, Liberty
  13. Larkspur, CO — 37, Liberty
  14. Buffalo Creek, CO — 36, Liberty
  15. Indian Hills, CO — 36, Liberty
  16. Limon, CO — 36, Liberty
  17. Morrison, CO — 36, Liberty
  18. Pine, CO — 36, Liberty
  19. Elizabeth, CO — 35, Liberty
  20. Littleton, CO — 34, Liberty
  21. Arvada, CO — 33, Liberty
  22. Deer Trail, CO — 33, Liberty
  23. Evergreen, CO — 33, Liberty
  24. Watkins, CO — 33, Liberty
  25. Alma, CO — 32, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/denver-aurora-centennial-co. Methodology.

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