Living in Holly Hills, CO
Holly Hills is a small town of 2,572 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 7 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $702k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,572people
$702kTypical home
$1,891/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
42"Snow
284Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,572
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,434 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Denver, CO
- 7 mi to Denver, CO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $702k (≈$4,427/mo)
- Median rent $1,891/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (617 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,599 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DEN airport
- 19 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,483 ft
- 743 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,296 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 394 bars within 25 mi
- 844 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 132 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Arapahoe County: D+20 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate 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.