Skip to main content
CityMove.cityExplore cities ↗

Colorado · City guide

Get to know
Denver.

A grounded starting point for your move: the size of the city, the typical commute, and what the seasons look like.

Reviewed Census estimatesHistorical NOAA averages
Original CityMove Denver guide image
From the original CityMove Denver guide.

The city at a glance

Start with the essentials.

Census ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimates. Census place boundary; not the wider metropolitan area.

Population

718,877people

Controlled to an independent population or housing estimate; a sampling-variability statistical test is not appropriate. No numeric margin of error is supplied.

Total population

View source details ↓

The commute estimate is a mean, not a predicted journey for a particular address. These survey estimates are not current live counts.

Through the seasons

Denver’s historical seasonal patterns.

Historical monthly averages for 1991–2020. These are not current weather or a forecast.

DENVER INTL AP, CO US20.7 km from the city reference point · station conditions may differ from your neighborhood.
DENVER INTL AP, CO US monthly climate normals
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecipitation, in.Snow, in.
January44.618.70.38Unavailable
February45.719.70.41Unavailable
March55.727.50.86Unavailable
April61.733.91.68Unavailable
May71.243.62.16Unavailable
June83.453.01.94Unavailable
July89.9Unavailable2.14Unavailable
August87.558.31.58Unavailable
September79.650.01.35Unavailable
October65.337.00.99Unavailable
November52.926.00.64Unavailable
December44.018.40.35Unavailable

Unavailable values are not zero. Snow and precipitation are separate measurements; precipitation includes liquid-equivalent water.

Why some climate values are unavailable

Plan your monthly budget

Cost-of-living calculator

Compare your current costs with your own researched costs for a destination. This is a personal budget comparison, not a city cost index or salary recommendation.

All amounts are monthly household costs in USD. Use current bills, listings and quotes. Enter 0 only when a category does not apply. Nothing is prefilled with city averages.

Monthly expenseCurrent cost ($)Destination cost ($)HousingUtilities & internetGroceries & diningTransportationHealth & insuranceChildcare & educationOther monthly spending

Calculated only in your browser. This tool does not send or save your entries. Include recurring costs consistently; taxes, income, moving expenses and mortgage payments are not calculated automatically.

Before you decide

Turn the numbers into questions.

01

Try the actual journey

Check routes between the neighborhoods you are considering and your regular destinations, at the times you would travel.

02

Build a real housing budget

Compare current listings, utilities, insurance and transportation for your household. A citywide estimate cannot price a specific home.

03

Visit in a different season

Use the monthly table to plan your visit, then consider how heat, cold and rainfall fit your daily routines.

Know where it comes from

Sources & data notes

This guide uses a fixed reviewed snapshot. New source findings require review before they can replace these figures.

Mean commute time · U.S. Census Bureau

ACS 2020–2024 · DP03_0025E · GEOID 0820000

Workers age 16+ who did not work from home. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

Open Census source ↗
Population · U.S. Census Bureau

ACS 2020–2024 · B01003_001E · GEOID 0820000

Total population. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

Open Census source ↗
Monthly climate · NOAA

1991–2020 normals · Station USW00003017. Retrieved 2026-10-15.

Station-based climate normals. Conditions elsewhere in the city may differ. Historical averages, not current weather or forecasts.

Open NOAA station file ↗

Source check: November 12, 2026 — all figures on this page matched the saved reviewed evidence. A source check date is not the measurement period.

Keep exploring, with context.

Back to city search →