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Derby is a big small town of 8,453 people in Adams County, Colorado. It's about 6 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,453people
$353kTypical home
$1,689/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
44"Snow
284Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,453
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,830 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Denver, CO
- 6 mi to Denver, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,226/mo)
- Median rent $1,689/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 20 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 33
- 46% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BJC airport
- 13 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,145 ft
- 753 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,405 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 400 bars within 25 mi
- 868 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 35 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 153 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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