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Coal Creek is a small town of 2,346 people in Jefferson County, Colorado. It's about 10 miles from Boulder, CO and 28 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 180 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $626k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,346people
$626kTypical home
$1,865/moRent
74° / 34°Summer / winter
180"Snow
272Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,346
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 250 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Denver, CO
- 10 mi to Boulder, CO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $626k (≈$3,946/mo)
- Median rent $1,865/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 180" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,326 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BJC airport
- 37 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,655 ft
- 741 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,526 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 283 bars within 25 mi
- 491 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 123 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+19 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High 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.