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Niwot is a small town of 3,447 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's about 7 miles from Boulder, CO and 27 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $996k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,447people
$996kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
64"Snow
251Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,447
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 863 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Denver, CO
- 7 mi to Boulder, CO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $996k (≈$6,279/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BJC airport
- 30 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,168 ft
- 758 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,033 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 360 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 92 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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