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Highlands Ranch is a mid-size city of 102,257 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 16 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $713k and rent runs about $3k a month.
102,257people
$713kTypical home
$2,531/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
60"Snow
284Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 102,257
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,214 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $713k (≈$4,494/mo)
- Median rent $2,531/mo
- Median household income $159k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,256 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BJC airport
- 27 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,860 ft
- 735 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,095 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 381 bars within 25 mi
- 759 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 119 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+7 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