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Aetna Estates is a small town of 1,010 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 11 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $51k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,010people
$51kTypical home
$1,723/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
44"Snow
284Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,010
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,710 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Denver, CO
- 11 mi to Denver, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $51k (≈$320/mo)
- Median rent $1,723/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (617 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,599 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DEN airport
- 8 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 28% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,627 ft
- 756 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,028 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 367 bars within 25 mi
- 748 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 108 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Arapahoe County: D+20 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.