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39.53° N · 104.80° W · GEOID 0874080

Stonegate

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

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The short answer

Stonegate is home to 8,906 people. Median household income is $159,086 a year and median rent is $2,170 a month, 16.4% 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 $641,600, about 4.0x annual median household income.

What sets Stonegate apart is how far household money goes. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $136,700 a year, more than in 92% of places its size. Also notable: Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 89 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

90OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Stonegate scores better than 90% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 7th of 111 in Colorado.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%63
Economy 20%89
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%43
Education 10%92
Commute 10%39
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,170
59% above the median place
Median household income
$159,086
98% above the median place
Median home value
$641,600
101% above the median place
Unemployment
3.2%
34% 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 Stonegate

  • AffordabilityThe median household earns $159,086 a year, more than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Stonegate

Douglas County gains about 15.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in30,467
Moved out25,027
Net+5,440

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Arapahoe County, CO6,8194,313+2,506
Denver County, CO3,5242,061+1,463
Jefferson County, CO2,5061,493+1,013
El Paso County, CO1,2131,205+8
Elbert County, CO364850−486

Within Colorado, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ColoradoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$112K
Leavers$108K

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

Who moves here
6.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Douglas County report $111,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $108,500.
Income you would need
$86,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,170 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,730 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $641,600.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 27.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Zionsville, IN matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
6.1%
6% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
15.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
4.6%
130% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureStonegateAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.1%6% above
Moved from another state1County figure4.6%130% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure15.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$111,89959% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$108,48854% above
02

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 22% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location.

Stonegate16.4%
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
$86,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.4%
20% below the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
6% 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
$136,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Stonegate, $2,170 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Stonegate, but easier on the budget

Places that match Stonegate on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Zionsville, IN9212.5% vs 16.4%$18,400Compare
Middletown, MD9212.6% vs 16.4%$14,600Compare
Victoria, MN9213.7% vs 16.4%$26,600Compare
Parkville, MO918.1% vs 16.4%$31,200Compare

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Homeownership1
91.2%
37% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
35.6%
30% below the median place
Median home value1
$641,600
101% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureStonegateAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,17059% above
Rent to income116.4%20% below
Property tax rate10.6%31% below
Home price to income14.0x6% 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$4,03724% above
Median home value1$641,600101% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.7%45% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure39.8%23% below
Homeownership191.2%37% above
Renters paying 30%+135.6%30% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,73046% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.1%56% below
Median year built119971% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 3.2%, 70% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
3.2%
70% below the median place
Median household income1
$159,086
98% above the median place
Works from home1
27.1%
118% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$64,029 +60%
Unemployment3.2% −34%
Mean commute27 min +8%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureStonegateAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$159,08698% above
Income per person1$64,02960% above
Unemployment13.2%34% below
Average annual pay6County figure$88,81135% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.5%22% above
Jobs6County figure149,5921% below
Poverty rate13.2%70% below
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home127.1%118% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.6%31% below
04

Who lives here

3.2% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 95% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.

High school or higher1
99.4%
8% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
99.2%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
65.0%
103% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.7 +8%
Born abroad6.2% −30%
Median age39.1 +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureStonegateAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18,9064538th largest
Median age139.10% above
Bachelor's or higher165.0%103% above
High school or higher199.4%8% above
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad16.2%30% below
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband199.2%7% above
05

Life in Stonegate

OpenStreetMap shows 31.4 parks per 10,000 residents, more than in 90% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

29 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents31.4 3.1×
Playgrounds per 10k56.1 6.0×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.3 −80%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +35%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.9 23.4×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument 50 miles
  • Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area 67 miles
  • Rocky Mountain National Park 73 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.1 −18%
Shops25.4 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.5 +34%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.9 +28%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
50.2
63% above the median place
Public school students12
63,534
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
91
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureStonegateAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure91above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure63,534above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.916% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.118% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.416% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.534% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure25.928% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k931.4209% above
Playgrounds per 10k956.1above (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k92.380% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails92.735% above
Transit stops per sq mi94.9above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1050.263% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure29123% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 98.4, 61% 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 Stonegate. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
98.4
61% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
18.5 in
58% below the median place
Average temperature13
48°F
13% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureStonegateAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure84°F4% below
January average low13County figure17°F35% below
Average temperature13County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation13County figure18.5 in58% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure88.74% below
Tornado risk14County figure93.315% above
Wildfire risk14County figure98.461% above
Heat wave risk14County figure54.939% below
Median air quality index15County figure467% above
Good air days15County figure67.7%1% below
08

Stonegate in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Stonegate does better than 62% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 39%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,170/mo (2024)$2,800/mo$2,300 to $3,420/mo+4.4%
Median household income$159,086 (2024)$201,500$170,500 to $238,500+4.0%
Median home value$641,600 (2024)$914,000$663,000 to $1,258,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 4.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.0 now.

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

09

Places like Stonegate

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

PlaceRentIncome
Metuchen, NJ$2,078$158,052Compare
Kemp Mill, MD$2,177$146,354Compare
Frisco, TX$2,014$150,212Compare
Ramsey, NJ$2,245$160,996Compare
Ramsey, NJFrisco, TXKemp Mill, MDMetuchen, NJStonegate, COStonegateMetuchenKemp MillFriscoRamseyStonegateMetuchenKemp MillFriscoRamsey

Places built like Stonegate

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Stonegate performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Stonegate, CO16.4%4.4%/yrn/a
Roxborough Park, CO22.5%5.2%/yrn/aCompare
Summit Park, UT14.6%7.2%/yrn/aCompare
Midway, UT26.0%12.4%/yr0.3%Compare
Fairmount, CO19.7%8.0%/yrn/aCompare
Gleneagle, CO18.0%3.6%/yrn/aCompare
Monument, CO18.0%3.7%/yr32.9%Compare

Common questions

Is Stonegate a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 90 out of 100, better than 90% of the places we rate and 7th of 111 in Colorado. The median household earns $159,086 a year, more than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 95 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Stonegate expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.4% 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 $641,600.

What salary do you need to live in Stonegate?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $86,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Stonegate?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Metuchen, NJ, Kemp Mill, MD, Frisco, TX and Ramsey, NJ.

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. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Stonegate with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Stonegate itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/stonegate-colorado

Citytistics. “Stonegate, Colorado.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/stonegate-colorado/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.