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Dacono is a big small town of 6,530 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 16 miles from Boulder, CO and 21 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $483k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,530people
$483kTypical home
$1,827/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
57"Snow
264Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,530
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 704 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Boulder, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $483k (≈$3,045/mo)
- Median rent $1,827/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Low property crime (999 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BJC airport
- 20 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,122 ft
- 763 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,628 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 307 bars within 25 mi
- 571 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 125 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Weld County: R+21 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk