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Nederland is a small town of 1,655 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's about 14 miles from Boulder, CO and 36 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 157 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $707k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,655people
$707kTypical home
$1,453/moRent
75° / 36°Summer / winter
157"Snow
272Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,655
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,118 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to Boulder, CO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $707k (≈$4,459/mo)
- Median rent $1,453/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BJC airport
- 45 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,189 ft
- 739 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 532 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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