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Country around Byers is a rural area of about 3,215 people in Adams County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $502k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,215people
$502kTypical home
$1,860/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
42"Snow
284Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,215 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Denver, CO
- 42 mi to Denver, CO
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $502k (≈$3,165/mo)
- Median rent $1,860/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,409 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 42% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DEN airport
- 31 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,095 ft
- 779 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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