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Country around Deer Trail is a rural area of about 2,182 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $374k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,182people
$374kTypical home
$1,461/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
40"Snow
281Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,182 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Denver, CO
- 49 mi to Denver, CO
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $374k (≈$2,360/mo)
- Median rent $1,461/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 33 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 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to DEN airport
- 41 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,266 ft
- 776 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 38 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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.