Living in Byers, CO
Byers is a small town of 1,726 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 36 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $402k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,726people
$402kTypical home
$1,551/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
44"Snow
284Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,726
- Part of a metro area
- About 151 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Denver, CO
- 36 mi to Denver, CO
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $402k (≈$2,536/mo)
- Median rent $1,551/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 31 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 30
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DEN airport
- 27 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,227 ft
- 771 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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