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Stepping Stone is a small town of 3,137 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 17 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $786k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,137people
$786kTypical home
$2,193/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
63"Snow
284Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,137
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,268 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Denver, CO
- 17 mi to Denver, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $786k (≈$4,955/mo)
- Median rent $2,193/mo
- Median household income $224k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 63" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 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 36
- 58% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 79% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DEN airport
- 25 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2016
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,030 ft
- 739 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,935 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 359 bars within 25 mi
- 682 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 111 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 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
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.