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23,024people live here $80,903median household incomeNear US average $1,833median rent per month▲ 30% above US $474,200median home value▲ 43% above US

Four Square Mile is an unincorporated community in Arapahoe County, CO. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Four Square Mile

Four Square Mile is an unincorporated community in Colorado with a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Four Square Mile deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and cold winters.

The good

Highly educated workforce

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Air quality concerns
Cold winters
Snowy winters — 49" per year

How Four Square Mile compares

Median household income

Four Square Mile$80,903

Colorado avg$95,470

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Four Square Mile$1,833

Colorado avg$1,761

US$1,413

Median home value

Four Square Mile$474,200

Colorado avg$539,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Four Square Mile

Based on Four Square Mile's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,666

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $73,320 a year
45% of Four Square Mile renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$94,840

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $47,420
Homes cost 5.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 30% above US

$1,833/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,833 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are steep, with a median around $474,200. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $474,200 · 45% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.9% county unemployment

Unemployment in Arapahoe County is 3.9%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Arapahoe County (county-wide)

Safety

260 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Four Square Mile doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1399/100k · Policed by Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.4 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 22% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

65%

Work from home

22%

Carpool

8.4%

Public transit

2.9%

Walk

1.7%

Other

0.5%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 87°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 18°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 31% above US

47% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 47% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

0 public schools inside the boundary

No public school is located inside the boundary; students attend schools in the surrounding district. There are 3 private schools inside it.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (57 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Four Square Mile's strongest point is a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,833/mo) equals 27% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (22% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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