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Lafayette is a small city of 30,602 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's about 8 miles from Boulder, CO and 20 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $687k and rent runs about $2k a month.
30,602people
$687kTypical home
$2,121/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
66"Snow
272Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,602
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,307 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Denver, CO
- 8 mi to Boulder, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $687k (≈$4,329/mo)
- Median rent $2,121/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,552 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BJC airport
- 24 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,266 ft
- 755 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,969 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 352 bars within 25 mi
- 688 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 136 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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