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Columbine Valley is a small town of 2,047 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 14 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.6M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,047people
$1.6MTypical home
$1,891/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
39"Snow
272Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,047
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,078 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to Denver, CO
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$9,957/mo)
- Median rent $1,891/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 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 50
- 31% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BJC airport
- 26 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,364 ft
- 736 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,245 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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.