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  • Centennial was the largest city incorporation in U.S. history, instantly popping into existence with over 100,000 residents in 2001.
  • The city's name honors Colorado joining the Union in 1876, the 100th birthday year of the U.S., earning Colorado its nickname, 'The Centennial State.'
  • Gamma Phi Beta, the first women's organization ever to use the word 'sorority,' has its international headquarters right here in Centennial.
  • The Denver Broncos' massive 115,000-square-foot training facility is just next door in Dove Valley, practically making Centennial the NFL's neighbor.
  • Centennial's IKEA is the second-largest IKEA store in the entire United States, so yes, the meatball lines are worth it.
Your
Centennial
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
Hosted by Michael McMillan, President of Annuities.net
Every figure mentioned is drawn from the same sourced public data shown below — and the video updates as the data does.
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111331
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Total Population
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$
109767
Median Income
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$
458300
Median Home
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16
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Centennial
ranks for retirees?
39
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
0
Affordability
40
Healthcare
82
Climate
31

Results

Centennial

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
0

Colorado exempts most middle-income retirees from Social Security benefit taxes, applying them only above certain income thresholds, a meaningful break for the typical Centennial household.

State sales tax here runs about

3

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
0
3
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
40

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
40
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
82

The area has

3

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

4

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
31

A

Cold / Snowy

climate — summers peak near

83

°F, winters dip to about

19

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively Moderate

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Moderate

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