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Evergreen is a big small town of 8,602 people in Jefferson County, Colorado. It's about 26 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $829k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,602people
$829kTypical home
$1,959/moRent
80° / 43°Summer / winter
84"Snow
272Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,602
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 747 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Denver, CO
- 26 mi to Denver, CO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $829k (≈$5,230/mo)
- Median rent $1,959/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,326 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BJC airport
- 39 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,382 ft
- 727 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,742 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 351 bars within 25 mi
- 580 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 109 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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