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Acres Green is a small town of 2,639 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 14 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $581k and rent runs about $3k a month.
2,639people
$581kTypical home
$2,750/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
63"Snow
284Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,639
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,391 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to Denver, CO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $581k (≈$3,663/mo)
- Median rent $2,750/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,256 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DEN airport
- 24 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,847 ft
- 738 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 381 bars within 25 mi
- 765 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 119 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+7 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk