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Sierra Ridge is a small town of 3,663 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 16 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $863k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,663people
$863kTypical home
$1,726/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
64"Snow
284Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,663
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,225 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Denver, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $863k (≈$5,439/mo)
- Median rent $1,726/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 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 34
- 48% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DEN airport
- 24 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,962 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,959 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 359 bars within 25 mi
- 690 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 111 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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