Denver
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Outdoors in Denver
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About Denver
Capital of Colorado, U.S.Denver ( DEN-vər) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge of the High Plains, and is just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains (Rockies). Denver is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous state capital, with a population of 715,522 at the 2020 census. The ten-county Denver metropolitan area, with 3.1 million residents, is the 19th-largest metropolitan area in the country and functions as the economic and cultural center of the broader Front Range Urban Corridor. Denver's downtown district lies about 12 miles…
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How Denver ranks
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Housing in Denver
The typical Denver home is worth about $525,000, down 2.1% in a year, close to the Colorado typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Denver
Safety Grade D-
Denver reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less.
Health in Denver
Health Grade A
Healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Colorado
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Denver
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Denver
Full climate →Denver has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Denver
All Denver schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Denver’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.
Denver’s library
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