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Bow Mar is a small town of 1,047 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 13 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
1,047people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
35"Snow
272Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,047
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,582 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Denver, CO
- 13 mi to Denver, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $242k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 50
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BJC airport
- 26 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,535 ft
- 737 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,305 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 394 bars within 25 mi
- 843 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 128 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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