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Allenspark is a tiny town of 825 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's about 20 miles from Boulder, CO and 47 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 131 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $743k and rent runs about $1k a month.
825people
$743kTypical home
$1,311/moRent
73° / 31°Summer / winter
131"Snow
251Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 825
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 69 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Denver, CO
- 20 mi to Boulder, CO
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $743k (≈$4,685/mo)
- Median rent $1,311/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 131" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BJC airport
- 51 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,918 ft
- 754 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 369 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 120 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boulder County: D+56 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