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Federal Heights is a big small town of 14,125 people in Adams County, Colorado. It's about 10 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,125people
$95kTypical home
$1,687/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
49"Snow
272Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,125
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,958 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Denver, CO
- 10 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$601/mo)
- Median rent $1,687/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (565 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,295 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BJC airport
- 18 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 24% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,420 ft
- 751 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,537 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 413 bars within 25 mi
- 898 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 35 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 149 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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