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Larkspur is a tiny town of 131 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 26 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 37 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $2k a month.
131people
$164kTypical home
$2,193/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
96"Snow
284Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 131
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 82 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Denver, CO
- 26 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $2,193/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 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 60
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to COS airport
- 31 mi to COS (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,680 ft
- 722 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 538 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 229 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.