Living in Inverness, CO
Inverness is a small town of 2,934 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 13 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $862k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,934people
$862kTypical home
$2,242/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
61"Snow
284Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,934
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,596 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Denver, CO
- 13 mi to Denver, CO
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $862k (≈$5,438/mo)
- Median rent $2,242/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 32
- 16% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DEN airport
- 22 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 20% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,834 ft
- 741 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 381 bars within 25 mi
- 783 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 121 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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