Centennial and Foxfield
A hundred thousand people in 1970s to 2000s subdivisions, with the Streets at SouthGlenn and Cherry Creek schools.
Pricing trends
Centennial prices near the metro median for detached homes, with the newer eastern subdivisions and the renovated western ranches at similar levels and townhomes offering the entry points. Foxfield's horse properties price well above the city average. The city-level table below carries the current numbers.
| Centennial, August 2026 | Median price | Homes sold | Days on market | Active listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Family | $707,500+1.4% vs August 2025 | 66 | 42average days | 153 |
| Townhome / condo | $475,000+10.5% vs August 2025 | 15 | 73average days | 78 |
Citywide figures for Centennial. Source: Local Market Update, August 2026, REcolorado data compiled by the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. Neighborhood-level figures vary; ask me for comparables on any specific home. See all area tables.
About Centennial
Centennial is the large south-suburban city incorporated in 2001 from the unincorporated neighborhoods between Littleton and Aurora. It is a city of subdivisions, from the 1960s and 1970s ranch neighborhoods around SouthGlenn to the 1990s and 2000s two-story communities of Piney Creek and Willow Creek, with strong schools and the Streets at SouthGlenn as its downtown. Foxfield, the small horse-property town on its eastern edge, is its rural exception.
Location
Centennial stretches from Santa Fe Drive east to E-470, between Arapahoe Road and County Line Road, with Littleton and Englewood to the west, Greenwood Village and Cherry Creek State Park to the north, Parker to the southeast and Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree to the south. The Dry Creek and Arapahoe at Village Center stations on the E and H lines serve the western half.
History and background
Centennial
Where it sits. Centennial is a large city in central and southern Arapahoe County, divided roughly in half by Interstate 25, with most commercial activity west of the highway.
Centennial is young as a city and old as a place. For years it was unincorporated Arapahoe County, and in the summer of 1998 five local leaders met at a pancake house to talk about forming a city of their own. That chat grew into a volunteer group that led the effort.
Voters approved the new city with 77 percent in September 2000, and Centennial officially began in February 2001. The first city office was leased from a local bank for just $1.
The name nods to Colorado becoming a state in 1876, the centennial year of the United States.
Why people like it. People like Centennial for its High Line Canal Trail and park system, its shopping and business centers west of I-25, and its easy highway access along I-25.
Fun fact. Centennial Airport is not named after the city. It opened more than 30 years before the city existed.
Market snapshot, August 2026
| Home type | Median price | Homes sold | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Family | $707,500 | 66 | 42 |
| Townhome / condo (small sample) | $475,000 | 15 | 73 |
Foxfield
Where it sits. Foxfield is a small town in Arapahoe County on the southeast side of the Denver metro area, bordered by Aurora and Centennial and centered on Arapahoe Road.
The name Foxfield was proposed by Ray Carr, a member of the 1993 incorporation committee, at meetings held at the Cherry Creek Grange, after a village in England where his in-laws lived. For generations this was farm and ranch country, much of it owned by the Davidson brothers, Bill and Joe, and before 1965 Arapahoe Road was called East Davidson Road.
When their heirs sold land to developers, Arcadian Acres became the first development, in the northwest corner of town. In the late 1980's neighbors formed a coalition to push back on zoning proposals they did not like.
Voters approved incorporation in December 1994, and the first mayor and board were elected in February 1995.
Why people like it. People like Foxfield's small-town scale, a town of about 1.3 square miles with its own local government, set along the Arapahoe Road corridor between Aurora and Centennial.
Fun fact. Foxfield was the first new Colorado town to incorporate in 13 years, and residents raised $10,000 at a summer auction to help get it started.
Sources and caveats for this history
Housing and architecture
The western neighborhoods near SouthGlenn and University Boulevard hold 1960s and 1970s ranches, split-levels and two-stories on quarter-acre lots. The central and eastern sections, from Willow Creek to Piney Creek and Smoky Hill, are 1980s to 2000s two-story homes with attached garages and HOAs. Townhomes and condominiums cluster along Arapahoe Road and near the stations, and Foxfield's homes sit on two-acre lots with horse rights.
Parks and recreation
Centennial Center Park, deKoevend Park with its Goodson Recreation Center, Willow Spring Open Space and the Highline Canal and Cherry Creek trails serve the city. Cherry Creek State Park is on its northern border, and South Suburban's recreation centers, golf courses and ice arena are spread through it.
Dining, shopping and daily life
The Streets at SouthGlenn hold the city's restaurants, a Whole Foods, a theater and the library; Arapahoe Road carries miles of shops and services, and the Southlands district is just east in Aurora. Centennial Airport sits at the city's southeast corner. The Cherry Creek and Littleton school districts both serve the city.
Nearby
Other nearby communities
Southeast Metro Greenwood Village Acre lots and horse properties on one side of the city, the Denver Tech Center's towers on the other. 
South Central Littleton A real downtown on Main Street, the Platte River trails, and neighborhoods from Victorian to brand new. 
Douglas and Elbert Counties Parker A western main street, Cherry Creek's trail, and new neighborhoods spreading across the Douglas County hills. 
Southeast Metro Cherry Hills Village Colorado's most expensive city: estates on acreage, two country clubs and no commercial district at all. Let’s talk about Centennial
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Geoffry Kaatz
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Denver, CO 80206