Commerce City and Reunion
The old industrial city by the refinery and the new neighborhoods of Reunion and Buffalo Run beyond the Arsenal.
Pricing trends
The northern range prices below Thornton's newest neighborhoods for comparable new homes, which is its draw, while the historic city holds some of the metro's lowest detached-home prices. The city-level table below carries the current numbers.
| Commerce City, August 2026 | Median price | Homes sold | Days on market | Active listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Family | $477,500−9.0% vs August 2025 | 60 | 50average days | 291 |
| Townhome / condo | $342,500−12.2% vs August 2025 | 8 | 35average days | 27 |
Citywide figures for Commerce City. 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 Commerce City
Commerce City is two places with one name. The historic city south of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal is an industrial and working-class town with 1940s to 1960s homes near the refinery and the stockyards. North of the Arsenal refuge, the Reunion, Buffalo Run and Turnberry neighborhoods are 2000s to current master-planned communities with pools, parks and Dick's Sporting Goods Park at their center. Buyers in the northern range get some of the newest homes in the metro at prices below the west and south suburbs.
Location
Commerce City stretches from the Denver line at 52nd Avenue north along Highway 2 and E-470 past 120th Avenue, wrapping the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, with Thornton to the west, Brighton to the north and Denver's Montbello and Green Valley Ranch to the south and east. The 72nd Avenue station on the N Line serves the old city; E-470 reaches the airport in fifteen minutes.
History and background
Where it sits. Commerce City sits in Adams County directly north of Denver, straddling the South Platte River as part of the Denver metro area.
The story starts in 1859, when Colonel Jack Henderson set up a ranch, trading post and hotel on Henderson Island in the South Platte River to serve gold seekers. Over the next decades a handful of little towns came and went, including Derby, Irondale and Adams City.
Farming ruled until the late 1920's and 1930's, when a refinery and grain elevators brought industry, followed by the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in the early 1940's. In 1952 residents voted to incorporate as Commerce Town, and after annexing part of Derby in 1962 it became the City of Commerce City.
Why people like it. The city has about 840 acres of parks and open space tied together by trails, plus the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Dick's Sporting Goods Park, home of the Colorado Rapids.
Fun fact. The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, next to Commerce City, is the largest land-based urban wildlife refuge in the United States.
Market snapshot, August 2026
| Home type | Median price | Homes sold | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Family | $477,500 | 60 | 50 |
| Townhome / condo (small sample) | $342,500 | 8 | 35 |
Sources and caveats for this history
Housing and architecture
The historic city holds 1940s to 1960s frame and brick ranches and cottages on small lots, with some newer infill. The northern range is 2000s to current production homes: two-stories and ranches in Reunion, Buffalo Run's golf-course homes, Turnberry, Villages at Buffalo Run and the newest filings along 104th and 120th avenues. Most northern neighborhoods belong to metro districts and HOAs; townhomes and paired homes are a growing share.
Parks and recreation
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal refuge, with its bison, trails and visitor center, is the city's defining open space, and Dick's Sporting Goods Park hosts the Colorado Rapids and the city's largest fields complex. The Bison Ridge and Eagle Pointe recreation centers, Buffalo Run Golf Course, Reunion's parks and pools and Barr Lake State Park serve residents.
Dining, shopping and daily life
Reunion's town center and the 104th Avenue corridor carry a King Soopers, restaurants and services, with the Prairie Center in Brighton and the Northfield district in Denver's Central Park close by. The old city's Derby district along 72nd Avenue is being revived with new businesses. Adams 14 and School District 27J serve different parts of the city.
Nearby
Other nearby communities
Northeast Metro Brighton Adams County's seat, a farm town turned suburb with a historic downtown, Barr Lake and new neighborhoods on three sides. 
North Metro Thornton and Northglenn The north metro's growth corridor along Interstate 25: post-war ranches, new subdivisions and the N Line. 
Northeast Denver Central Park The old airport, rebuilt since 2002 as Denver's largest new-urbanist neighborhood. Let’s talk about Commerce City
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Geoffry Kaatz
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Denver, CO 80206