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Shaw Heights is a big small town of 5,565 people in Adams County, Colorado. It's about 11 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $483k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,565people
$483kTypical home
$2,125/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
52"Snow
272Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,565
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,232 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Denver, CO
- 11 mi to Denver, CO
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $483k (≈$3,045/mo)
- Median rent $2,125/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,409 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BJC airport
- 19 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,525 ft
- 749 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,537 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 413 bars within 25 mi
- 898 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 35 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 152 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: D+9 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk