Living in Georgetown, CO
Georgetown is a small town of 1,053 people in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It's about 32 miles from Boulder, CO and 43 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 109 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $522k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,053people
$522kTypical home
$1,434/moRent
77° / 36°Summer / winter
109"Snow
272Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,053
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,053 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Denver, CO
- 32 mi to Boulder, CO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $522k (≈$3,290/mo)
- Median rent $1,434/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 109" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,177 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 14% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BJC airport
- 55 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,511 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 243 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clear Creek County: D+17 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk