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Fairmount is a big small town of 9,902 people in Jefferson County, Colorado. It's about 16 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $828k and rent runs about $3k a month.
9,902people
$828kTypical home
$2,679/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
67"Snow
272Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,902
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,628 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Denver, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $828k (≈$5,219/mo)
- Median rent $2,679/mo
- Median household income $164k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 20 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 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BJC airport
- 27 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,601 ft
- 741 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,407 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 409 bars within 25 mi
- 854 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 34 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 142 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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