Living in Frisco, CO
Frisco is a small town of 2,825 people in Summit County, Colorado. It's about 54 miles from Boulder, CO and 66 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 139 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $891k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,825people
$891kTypical home
$1,941/moRent
75° / 31°Summer / winter
139"Snow
248Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,825
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,692 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Denver, CO
- 54 mi to Boulder, CO
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $891k (≈$5,621/mo)
- Median rent $1,941/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 139" of snow a year
- 51 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 97 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,340 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 15% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to EGE airport
- 78 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,046 ft
- 699 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+37 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate 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.