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Watkins is a tiny town of 847 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 17 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $651k and rent runs about $2k a month.
847people
$651kTypical home
$1,891/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
50"Snow
284Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 847
- Part of a metro area
- About 34 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Denver, CO
- 17 mi to Denver, CO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $651k (≈$4,102/mo)
- Median rent $1,891/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (617 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,599 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to DEN airport
- 12 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,673 ft
- 757 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,578 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 308 bars within 25 mi
- 583 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 90 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Arapahoe County: D+20 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate 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.