Living in Cherry Hills Village, CO
Cherry Hills Village is a big small town of 6,354 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 9 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,354people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,891/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
46"Snow
284Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,354
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,024 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Denver, CO
- 9 mi to Denver, CO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,891/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,272 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 39% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BJC airport
- 21 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,430 ft
- 741 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 95 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,329 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 398 bars within 25 mi
- 850 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 126 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.