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Franktown is a tiny town of 472 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 27 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
472people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,193/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
69"Snow
284Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 472
- Part of a metro area
- About 160 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Denver, CO
- 27 mi to Denver, CO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,818/mo)
- Median rent $2,193/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,256 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to DEN airport
- 33 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,296 ft
- 735 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,037 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 113 bars within 25 mi
- 410 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.