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Genesee is a small town of 3,778 people in Jefferson County, Colorado. It's about 21 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 125 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,778people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,819/moRent
79° / 41°Summer / winter
125"Snow
272Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,778
- Part of a metro area
- About 571 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Denver, CO
- 21 mi to Denver, CO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,512/mo)
- Median rent $2,819/mo
- Median household income $187k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 125" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 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 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BJC airport
- 34 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,710 ft
- 732 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 392 bars within 25 mi
- 773 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 34 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 127 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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