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Denver is a big city of 718,877 people in Denver County, Colorado. It's part of the Denver, CO area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $616k and rent runs about $2k a month.
718,877people
$616kTypical home
$1,831/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
49"Snow
284Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 718,877
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,696 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Denver, CO area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $616k (≈$3,884/mo)
- Median rent $1,831/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (876 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,103 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 22% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to DEN airport
- 13 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,286 ft
- 750 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,352 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 397 bars within 25 mi
- 867 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 131 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Denver County: D+56 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk