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West · Colorado · pop 715K

Denver, CO

Fit score

Fair match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in CO, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,117 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,556 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $903 left over.

There's plenty to do — roughly 33 restaurants, arts, and recreation spots per 10k residents.

Expect summer highs near 89°F, winter lows around 18°F, and about 245 sunny days a year.

Tradeoff: reported crime rates are higher than most cities here, so research specific neighborhoods before deciding.

AFFORD 80HOUSIN 34JOBS 64SAFETY 26CLIMAT 78AMENIT 88

The Denver fit print

Est. monthly cost

$4,214/mo

Typical rent

$1,830/mo

Home value ÷ income

6.9×

Score breakdown

Affordability
80
Housing
34
Jobs
64
Safety
26
Climate
78
Amenities
88

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,700/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,830/mo
Median home value
$585,000
Median household income
$85,000
Population
715,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.6%
Job growth (1yr)
1.3%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
750
Property crime rate
4,400

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
89°F
Avg. winter low
18°F
Sunny days / year
245
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈12/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈6/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈28/yr
Annual rain
15"
Annual snow
49"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+60
Int'l airport
≈25 mi
Walkability
61/100
Disaster risk
38/100
Buying instead of renting? Colorado's effective property tax runs about 0.45% of home value per year (≈$219/mo on the median $585,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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