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Columbine is a small city of 25,478 people in Jefferson County, Colorado. It's about 16 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $617k and rent runs about $2k a month.
25,478people
$617kTypical home
$2,448/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
43"Snow
272Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,478
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,841 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $617k (≈$3,892/mo)
- Median rent $2,448/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,326 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BJC airport
- 28 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,545 ft
- 734 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,250 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 391 bars within 25 mi
- 817 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 124 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 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