Dakota Ridge.
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Colorado·Jefferson County
8 tracts·33K people·$605K median·3,545/mi²
White 73 · Hispanic 17 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 4 · Other 1 · Black 1
Married couple 57 · Living alone 22 · Other 21
Professional 32 · Retail 26 · Leisure 19 · Health 12 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 0 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 54 · Sales · office 19 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 7 · Production · transport 6
Drive alone 67 · Work from home 24 · Carpool 12 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Dakota Ridge is $604,600 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Dakota Ridge has 33,753 residents across 7 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.1; the population is 73.3% White, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Multiracial, 3.8% Asian, 1.0% Other and 0.7% Black; the average household has 2.5 people; 51.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.4% (Census ACS).
Westridge Elementary School (60%), Mount Carbon Elementary School (50%) and Powderhorn Elementary School (42%) lead the elementary schools; Summit Ridge Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (41%); D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School is the high school with reported scores (73%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,176/month, 38% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Dakota Ridge is $120,822 a year, 40% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Dakota Ridge, median rent is $2,176/month and the median home value is $604,600 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 53 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 18 inches; snowfall averages 34 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Dakota Ridge are hail (95), wildfire (92) and lightning (91), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Dakota Ridge scores 10.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).