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Homes in Centennial
Centennial is a city of houses: of its 43,291 homes, 73% are detached, 9% are townhouses and other attached houses and 17% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 43% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 43% are older than that and 14% newer. The median home dates from 1983. Owners live in 81% of homes.
In nearby Highlands Ranch, 7 miles away, 2% of homes were built before 1980, so Centennial's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Centennial's homes are newer than those in 59% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Whole-house orders
With 73% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Replacement windows
42% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 81% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Centennial weather and your shutters
At Denver Centennial AP, CO (2 mi away), July averages a high of 87.3°F and December a low of 18.8°F. Average highs reach 85°F in July and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 32 days a year reach 90°F, 155 nights fall to freezing and 15 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around August and least in January.
That's more freezing nights than in 96% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 58 min on the longest day to 9 h 22 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 74° above the horizon in June and 27° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Denver Centennial AP, CO (temperature) and Denver Centennial AP, CO (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44.6°F | 19°F | 0.4 in |
| Feb | 45.7°F | 20.3°F | 0.4 in |
| Mar | 54.3°F | 27.3°F | 1 in |
| Apr | 59.8°F | 33.7°F | 1.9 in |
| May | 68.7°F | 42.7°F | 2 in |
| Jun | 81.2°F | 52.2°F | 2 in |
| Jul | 87.3°F | 58.6°F | 1.8 in |
| Aug | 84.5°F | 57°F | 2.3 in |
| Sep | 77.1°F | 48.6°F | 1.3 in |
| Oct | 63.9°F | 36.1°F | 1 in |
| Nov | 52.4°F | 26.2°F | 0.5 in |
| Dec | 44°F | 18.8°F | 0.4 in |
Cold winters
With 155 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Centennial
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Centennial
- Highlands Ranch 7 mi
- Parker 7 mi
- Aurora 11 mi
- Denver 12 mi
- Castle Rock 15 mi
- Lakewood 16 mi
More about shutters in Centennial
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Centennial’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.