IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Applewood, CO
Applewood is a big small town of 8,350 people in Jefferson County, Colorado. It's about 16 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $786k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,350people
$786kTypical home
$2,211/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
80"Snow
272Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
Is Applewood right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,350
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,054 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Denver, CO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $786k (≈$4,956/mo)
- Median rent $2,211/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,326 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BJC airport
- 28 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,030 ft
- 739 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,397 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 409 bars within 25 mi
- 851 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 34 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 140 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+19 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