Living in Roxborough Park, CO
Roxborough Park is a big small town of 9,085 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 24 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $679k and rent runs about $3k a month.
9,085people
$679kTypical home
$3,244/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
74"Snow
272Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,085
- Part of a metro area
- About 984 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Denver, CO
- 24 mi to Denver, CO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $679k (≈$4,281/mo)
- Median rent $3,244/mo
- Median household income $173k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,256 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BJC airport
- 35 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,955 ft
- 727 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,917 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 357 bars within 25 mi
- 672 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 111 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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