Cold semi-arid
Bennett, Colorado
Adams County, Colorado · Population 3.5k · 5,495 ft elevation
Living in Bennett
Bennett has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Bennett at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 5,495 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $427k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,328/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.51%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Average commute
- 41 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5857th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 18°F | 0.4″ | 6.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 19°F | 0.4″ | 6.3″ | 205 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 27°F | 0.9″ | 7.3″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 34°F | 1.7″ | 5.5″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 43°F | 2.2″ | 0.7″ | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 53°F | 1.9″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 60°F | 2.1″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 58°F | 1.6″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 50°F | 1.4″ | 0.9″ | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 37°F | 1.0″ | 3.8″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 26°F | 0.6″ | 5.9″ | 218 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 18°F | 0.3″ | 6.2″ | 202 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology