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Sterling Ranch is a small town of 4,213 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 21 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $802k and rent runs about $4k a month.
4,213people
$802kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
66"Snow
272Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,213
- Part of a metro area
- About 762 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Denver, CO
- 21 mi to Denver, CO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $802k (≈$5,057/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $207k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 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 37
- 47% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BJC airport
- 32 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2021
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,732 ft
- 730 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,009 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 367 bars within 25 mi
- 719 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 116 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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