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Paragon Estates is a tiny town of 667 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's about 5 miles from Boulder, CO and 22 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.6M and rent runs about $2k a month.
667people
$1.6MTypical home
$1,966/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
81"Snow
272Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 667
- Part of a metro area
- About 398 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Denver, CO
- 5 mi to Boulder, CO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$10k/mo)
- Median rent $1,966/mo
- Median household income $230k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 17 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
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BJC airport
- 28 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,456 ft
- 751 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,836 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 346 bars within 25 mi
- 627 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 134 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.