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Dakota Ridge is a small city of 33,753 people in Jefferson County, Colorado. It's about 17 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $605k and rent runs about $2k a month.
33,753people
$605kTypical home
$2,176/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
63"Snow
272Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,753
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,594 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Denver, CO
- 17 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $605k (≈$3,813/mo)
- Median rent $2,176/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,326 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BJC airport
- 30 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,794 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,260 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 394 bars within 25 mi
- 818 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 129 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+19 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk