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Frederick is a small city of 16,651 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 16 miles from Boulder, CO and 24 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $568k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,651people
$568kTypical home
$2,381/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
60"Snow
264Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,651
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,095 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Boulder, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $568k (≈$3,584/mo)
- Median rent $2,381/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (697 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BJC airport
- 23 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,961 ft
- 765 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,289 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 215 bars within 25 mi
- 449 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 97 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Weld County: R+21 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk