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Ken Caryl is a small city of 33,233 people in Jefferson County, Colorado. It's about 18 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $600k and rent runs about $2k a month.
33,233people
$600kTypical home
$2,127/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
65"Snow
272Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,233
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,380 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Denver, CO
- 18 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $600k (≈$3,785/mo)
- Median rent $2,127/mo
- Median household income $118k
- 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)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,326 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BJC airport
- 30 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,801 ft
- 732 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,228 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 387 bars within 25 mi
- 804 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 124 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+19 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