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39.54° N · 105.30° W · GEOID 0803730

Aspen Park

Jefferson County, Colorado · part of the Denver, CO metro

Limited data population under 5,000

ColoradoAspen Park, COAspen ParkAspen Park

The short answer

Aspen Park is home to 742 people. Median household income is $104,167 a year and median rent is $1,358 a month, 15.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $693,100, about 6.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,358
1% below the median place
Median household income
$104,167
30% above the median place
Median home value
$693,100
117% above the median place
Unemployment
3.9%
20% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Aspen Park

  • Between the 2019 and 2021 surveys, household income rose 2% a year while rent rose -8.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 111 Colorado places.
  • 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 101 Colorado places.
  • 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 111 Colorado places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,273 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 6.7 years of the median household's income, more than in 92% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 95 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Aspen Park

Jefferson County gains about 0.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in39,921
Moved out39,686
Net+235

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Denver County, CO10,1036,863+3,240
Adams County, CO4,3605,265−905
Arapahoe County, CO3,6403,448+192
Douglas County, CO1,4932,506−1,013
Boulder County, CO1,3721,103+269
Larimer County, CO584770−186

Within Colorado, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ColoradoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$84K
Leavers$84K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Jefferson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Jefferson County report $84,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $84,000.
Income you would need
$54,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,358 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,631 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $693,100.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 26.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Delafield, WI matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
8.8%
54% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$84,007
20% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureAspen ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure8.8%54% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$84,17419% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$84,00720% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 97.0%, 46% above the median place.

Aspen Park15.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$54,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.6%
24% below the median place
Home price to income
6.7x
75% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$90,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
97.0%
46% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
46% below the median place
Median home value1
$693,100
117% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureAspen ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3581% below
Rent to income115.6%24% below
Property tax rate10.5%46% below
Home price to income16.7x75% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.85% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,16934% above
HUD area median income4County figure$144,00034% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,4094% above
Median home value1$693,100117% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.5%85% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure40.5%21% below
Homeownership197.0%46% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure52.9%5% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,63141% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.7%34% below
Median year built119770% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 0.0%, below the median place (median 10.8%).

Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
26.4%
112% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureAspen ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$104,16730% above
Income per person1$68,69471% above
Unemployment1County figure3.9%20% below
Average annual pay6County figure$83,30726% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure6.0%62% above
Jobs6County figure247,24864% above
Poverty rate10.0%below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute1County figure26 min4% above
Works from home126.4%112% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Median age1
47.3
21% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher54.5% +70%
Homes with broadband87.2% −6%
Household size2.4 −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureAspen ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17426646th largest
Median age147.321% above
Bachelor's or higher154.5%70% above
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size12.42% below
Born abroad1County figure6.3%29% below
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband187.2%6% below
05

Life in Aspen Park

90 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.0 +6%
Shops30.7 +1%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.1 +49%
Doctors' offices and clinics27.4 +36%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
148
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
73,667
above the median place (median 4,897)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
27.4
36% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureAspen ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure148above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure73,667above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure17.111% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.06% above
Shops per 10k8County figure30.71% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.149% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure27.436% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.24% below
National Register listings9County figure90above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 99.5, 63% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Aspen Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk12
99.5
63% above the median place
Average temperature11
47°F
15% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
18.6 in
58% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureAspen ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure82°F5% below
January average low11County figure18°F31% below
Average temperature11County figure47°F15% below
Annual precipitation11County figure18.6 in58% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure94.93% above
Tornado risk12County figure96.519% above
Wildfire risk12County figure99.563% above
Heat wave risk12County figure71.021% below
Median air quality index13County figure4812% above
Good air days13County figure58.9%14% below
08

Aspen Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, up from 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,358/mo (2021)$1,790/mo$1,400 to $2,280/mo+3.1%
Median household income$104,167 (2024)$130,500$110,500 to $154,500+3.9%
Median home value$693,100 (2024)$1,015,000$737,000 to $1,398,000+6.6%

The median home would be worth 7.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Aspen Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Delafield, WI$1,457$94,806Compare
Fircrest, WA$1,554$113,926Compare
Marshfield, MA$1,773$97,105Compare
Gulf Breeze, FL$1,536$104,050Compare
Gulf Breeze, FLMarshfield, MAFircrest, WADelafield, WIAspen Park, COAspen ParkDelafieldFircrestGulf BreezeAspen ParkDelafieldFircrestGulf Breeze

Common questions

Is Aspen Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2021 surveys, household income rose 2% a year while rent rose -8.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 111 Colorado places. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 101 Colorado places. On cost, space and class size it scores 85 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Aspen Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $693,100.

What salary do you need to live in Aspen Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $54,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Aspen Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Delafield, WI, Fircrest, WA, Marshfield, MA and Gulf Breeze, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Aspen Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Aspen Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/aspen-park-colorado

Citytistics. “Aspen Park, Colorado.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/aspen-park-colorado/

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