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Mountain View is a tiny town of 609 people in Jefferson County, Colorado. It's about 9 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $597k and rent runs about $2k a month.
609people
$597kTypical home
$2,083/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
61"Snow
272Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 609
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,548 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Denver, CO
- 9 mi to Denver, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $597k (≈$3,763/mo)
- Median rent $2,083/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,848 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BJC airport
- 21 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,384 ft
- 744 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 413 bars within 25 mi
- 899 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 34 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 143 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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