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Silverthorne is a small town of 4,815 people in Summit County, Colorado. It's about 51 miles from Boulder, CO and 65 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 125 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $701k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,815people
$701kTypical home
$2,081/moRent
76° / 32°Summer / winter
125"Snow
248Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,815
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,186 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Denver, CO
- 51 mi to Boulder, CO
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $701k (≈$4,419/mo)
- Median rent $2,081/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 125" of snow a year
- 49 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 96 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,491 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 19% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to EGE airport
- 76 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,777 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+37 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk