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Littleton is a small city of 44,710 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 14 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $631k and rent runs about $2k a month.
44,710people
$631kTypical home
$1,819/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
42"Snow
272Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 44,710
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,543 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $631k (≈$3,977/mo)
- Median rent $1,819/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (253 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,101 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BJC airport
- 26 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,423 ft
- 736 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 391 bars within 25 mi
- 817 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 124 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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