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Wheat Ridge is a small city of 32,070 people in Jefferson County, Colorado. It's about 12 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $623k and rent runs about $2k a month.
32,070people
$623kTypical home
$1,579/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
71"Snow
272Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,070
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,432 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Denver, CO
- 12 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $623k (≈$3,929/mo)
- Median rent $1,579/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,786 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BJC airport
- 24 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,381 ft
- 743 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 406 bars within 25 mi
- 878 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 34 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 144 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+19 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