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Centennial is a mid-size city of 108,201 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 12 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $658k and rent runs about $2k a month.
108,201people
$658kTypical home
$2,148/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
59"Snow
284Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 108,201
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,588 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Denver, CO
- 12 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $658k (≈$4,150/mo)
- Median rent $2,148/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,330 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DEN airport
- 21 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,729 ft
- 741 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 384 bars within 25 mi
- 795 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 124 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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