Denver / Glendale
Glendale has 4,531 residents (give or take 30) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=160XX00US0830340, checked 2026-10-19), about 7,977 people per square mile.
Glendale is about 5 miles from the Census center point for Denver in a straight line and covers 0.568 square miles of land (Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and land area, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/, checked 2026-10-19).
The quote form takes a ZIP code; for Glendale that is 80246 (Census 2020 ZCTA to county subdivision and ZCTA to place relationship files, ZIP areas at least 20% inside the town, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_cousub20_natl.txt and https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_place20_natl.txt, checked 2026-10-19).
Median household income in Glendale is $71,250 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B19013?g=160XX00US0830340, checked 2026-10-19); many state and utility heat pump rebate programs set higher incentive tiers for income-qualifying households, so the household income on the application, not the town median, decides which level applies.
7,977 people per square mile puts Glendale in suburban density, where the outdoor unit usually sits in a side yard and the noise is not an issue for neighbors.
1% of Glendale homes are single-family detached, 3% are in two- to four-unit buildings and 94% are in buildings of five or more units (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25024, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25024?g=160XX00US0830340, checked 2026-10-19).
With 94% of Glendale homes in buildings of five or more units and 1% detached, the condo association usually decides where outdoor units can go, so that approval comes before the quote. With 96% of Glendale homes rented (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US0830340, checked 2026-10-19), the landlord signs the quote in many of them.
Glendale has 55 points fewer detached houses than Arapahoe County overall (56%) and 65 points more five-plus-unit buildings than the county's 29% (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25024, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25024?g=050XX00US08005, checked 2026-10-19).
With 96% of Glendale homes rented (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US0830340, checked 2026-10-19), most heat pump quotes here are landlord-driven: the landlord signs the contract and picks the equipment, and the tenant sees the lower bill.
Of the 2,688 occupied homes in Glendale, 41% heat with natural gas, 0% with heating oil, 55% with electricity and 2% with propane (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=160XX00US0830340, checked 2026-10-19).
Electricity already heats 55% of Glendale homes, ahead of gas at 41%, and a home on electric baseboard sees the biggest bill change from a heat pump because it replaces resistance heat one for one.
Glendale has about the Arapahoe County oil share of 0% and 24 points more electric heat than the county's 31% (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=050XX00US08005, checked 2026-10-19).
No electric utility is on file for Glendale on this door yet, so this page does not name one; the name on the bill decides which rebate path applies.
Colorado Heat Pump Tax Credit (HPTC), run by Colorado Energy Office, is a live program for Colorado addresses and lists a standard figure of $1,000 (registry row 4 verified 2026-10-15, https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/hptc, checked 2026-10-16); confirm eligibility for the Glendale address before counting it. With 55% of Glendale homes already on electric heat and 43% on gas, oil or propane, the row that applies depends on the name on the electric bill and the fuel coming out.
Glendale has 2,902 housing units, 0% built before 1940 and 44% before 1980, with 31% built in 2000 or later (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25034, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=160XX00US0830340, checked 2026-10-19).
Glendale has 3 points more homes built after 2000 than the county's 28% (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25034, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=050XX00US08005, checked 2026-10-19).
The median Glendale home was built in 1984 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25035, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25035?g=160XX00US0830340, checked 2026-10-19) and the median home has 3.2 rooms (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25018, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25018?g=160XX00US0830340, checked 2026-10-19).
Heating design temperature: 3F. Source: ENERGY STAR Design Temperature Limit Reference Guide (2019 Edition), Arapahoe County row, 99% heating, PDF pages 14 to 16 of 141 (Revised 11/11/2020), https://www.energystar.gov/sites/default/files/Design%20Temperature%20Limit%20Reference%20Guide%20(2019%20Ed)%20-%20ENERGY%20STAR%20Single-Family%20New%20Homes_Rev11.pdf, fetched 2026-10-19, 99%.
That 3F figure is the Arapahoe County cold-day number a Glendale heat pump is sized against, so ask the installer to show the system's heating output at 3F, not at the milder rating-label temperature.
Ask for the heat-loss calculation room by room; the median Glendale home has 3.2 rooms and was built around 1984, and the count of heads and the tonnage follow the rooms and the insulation, not the square footage.
The form on this page is the follow-up for Glendale. The public number is the number the contractor quotes from.
No local contractor is named on this door for Glendale yet. A request from this page goes to the first licensed shop that takes the door.