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Cherry Creek is a big small town of 10,721 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 11 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $889k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,721people
$889kTypical home
$2,093/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
56"Snow
284Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,721
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,420 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Denver, CO
- 11 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $889k (≈$5,605/mo)
- Median rent $2,093/mo
- Median household income $154k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 23 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 44
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DEN airport
- 20 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,745 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,254 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 391 bars within 25 mi
- 821 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 125 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 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