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Parker is a mid-size city of 61,783 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 19 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $646k and rent runs about $2k a month.
61,783people
$646kTypical home
$2,096/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
64"Snow
284Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 61,783
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,752 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Denver, CO
- 19 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $646k (≈$4,076/mo)
- Median rent $2,096/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 64" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,059 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DEN airport
- 25 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,847 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,834 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 342 bars within 25 mi
- 650 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 106 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 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
- 5 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