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Meridian is a big small town of 5,634 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 15 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $581k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,634people
$581kTypical home
$1,992/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
62"Snow
284Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,634
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,199 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Denver, CO
- 15 mi to Denver, CO
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $581k (≈$3,664/mo)
- Median rent $1,992/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 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 32
- 18% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DEN airport
- 24 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 23% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,962 ft
- 739 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 381 bars within 25 mi
- 765 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 116 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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