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Niwot, CO

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Niwot Profile


Overview

Niwot is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 4,306 people and just one neighborhood, Niwot is the 97th largest community in Colorado.

Niwot home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Niwot real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Occupations and Workforce

Niwot is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.57% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Niwot is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Niwot who work in management occupations (20.08%), personal care services (11.69%), and business and financial occupations (9.49%).

Also of interest is that Niwot has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Niwot is also a town of artists. Niwot has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Niwot’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Niwot is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Niwot really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Niwot perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Despite being a small town, Niwot has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Niwot Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Niwot, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Niwot is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 67.04% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Niwot in 2018 was $75,889, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $303,556 for a family of four.

The people who call Niwot home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Niwot residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Niwot include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Niwot is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.


Neighborhood Real Estate Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2022. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more

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Housing Market Details

 

AGE OF Niwot, CO HOMES

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TYPE OF Niwot, CO HOMES

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Neighborhood Demographics Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

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Migration & Mobility

 

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More diverse than of U.S. neighborhoods.

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Neighborhood Crime Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Neighborhood Crime Data

 

total Crime Index

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Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods.

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Neighborhood Violent Crime

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Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods.

Violent Crime Index By Type

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Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

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National Median: 4
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My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

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Niwot VIOLENT CRIMES

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Neighborhood Property Crime

property Crime Index

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Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods.

Property Crime Index By Type
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Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

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Neighborhood Public School Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data

School Rating Information

 

School Quality

(100 is best)

Better than of U.S. schools.

Neighborhood School Quality Rating

Rates the quality of all K-12 public schools that serve this neighborhood. Info

Schools That Serve This Neighborhood

 
School Details Grades Quality Rating Compared to CO* Quality Rating Compared to Nation*
Centaurus High School
10300 South Boulder Road
Lafayette, CO 80026
09-12
Douglass Elementary School
840 75 Th Street
Boulder, CO 80303
PK-05
Nevin Platt Middle School
6096 Baseline Road
Boulder, CO 80303
06-08
Indian Peaks Elementary School
1335 South Judson
Longmont, CO 80501
PK-05
Sunset Middle School
1300 S. Sunset
Longmont, CO 80501
06-08
Niwot Elementary School
8778 Morton Road
Niwot, CO 80503
PK-05
Niwot High School
8989 E. Niwot Road
Niwot, CO 80503
09-12
* 10 is highest

Neighborhood Educational Environment

Adults In Neighborhood With College Degree Or Higher
Children In The Neighborhood Living In Poverty

This neighborhood is served by 1 district:

ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J


Students Enrolled in This District


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Students Per Classroom

District Quality Compared to Colorado

(10 is best)

Better than of CO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S. info

(10 is best)

Better than of US school districts.

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Schools In This District

School District Enrollment By Group

Ethnic/racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic)
Black
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Asian Or Pacific Islander
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska
Economic Groups This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 30.9% 38.0%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 24.1% 31.6%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 6.8% 6.4%

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