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Dove Valley is a small town of 4,806 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 13 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $456k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,806people
$456kTypical home
$1,934/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
60"Snow
284Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,806
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,534 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Denver, CO
- 13 mi to Denver, CO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $456k (≈$2,873/mo)
- Median rent $1,934/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 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 33
- 26% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DEN airport
- 21 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,788 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 381 bars within 25 mi
- 773 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 116 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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