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Bark Ranch is a tiny town of 199 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's about 12 miles from Boulder, CO and 39 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 182 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $772k and rent runs about $2k a month.
199people
$772kTypical home
$1,966/moRent
74° / 33°Summer / winter
182"Snow
251Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 199
- Part of a metro area
- About 231 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Denver, CO
- 12 mi to Boulder, CO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $772k (≈$4,869/mo)
- Median rent $1,966/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 182" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 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 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BJC airport
- 44 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,514 ft
- 750 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 620 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 205 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.