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Gunbarrel is a big small town of 10,051 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's about 5 miles from Boulder, CO and 26 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $821k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,051people
$821kTypical home
$1,972/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
80"Snow
251Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,051
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,609 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Denver, CO
- 5 mi to Boulder, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $821k (≈$5,177/mo)
- Median rent $1,972/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 17% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BJC airport
- 30 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,312 ft
- 756 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,369 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 237 bars within 25 mi
- 474 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 118 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% 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
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boulder County: D+56 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