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The Pinery is a big small town of 11,871 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 23 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $791k and rent runs about $3k a month.
11,871people
$791kTypical home
$2,910/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
66"Snow
284Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,871
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,144 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Denver, CO
- 23 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $791k (≈$4,989/mo)
- Median rent $2,910/mo
- Median household income $194k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 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 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DEN airport
- 29 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,185 ft
- 738 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,547 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 286 bars within 25 mi
- 566 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 75 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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