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Commerce City is a mid-size city of 66,445 people in Adams County, Colorado. It's about 10 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $500k and rent runs about $2k a month.
66,445people
$500kTypical home
$1,880/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
38"Snow
284Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 66,445
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,818 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Denver, CO
- 10 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $500k (≈$3,151/mo)
- Median rent $1,880/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (732 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,460 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 43% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DEN airport
- 7 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,164 ft
- 759 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 380 bars within 25 mi
- 769 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 33 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 131 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: D+9 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk