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Homes in Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch is a city of houses: of its 39,551 homes, 75% are detached, 6% are townhouses and other attached houses and 19% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 60% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 2% are older than that and 38% newer. The median home dates from 1997. Owners live in 78% of homes.
Of the 20 Colorado cities we have census figures for, Highlands Ranch has the newest homes. In nearby Centennial, 7 miles away, 43% of homes were built before 1980, so Highlands Ranch's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Highlands Ranch's homes are newer than those in 99% 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.
Rounded drywall corners
98% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Shallow openings
38% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Whole-house orders
With 75% 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.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 78% 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.
Highlands Ranch weather and your shutters
At Denver Centennial AP, CO (7 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 18.2 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around April 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 Highlands Ranch 0.6 Sse, CO (precipitation, 1 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 | 0.6 in |
| Feb | 45.7°F | 20.3°F | 0.8 in |
| Mar | 54.3°F | 27.3°F | 1.5 in |
| Apr | 59.8°F | 33.7°F | 2.4 in |
| May | 68.7°F | 42.7°F | 2.3 in |
| Jun | 81.2°F | 52.2°F | 2 in |
| Jul | 87.3°F | 58.6°F | 2.1 in |
| Aug | 84.5°F | 57°F | 2.2 in |
| Sep | 77.1°F | 48.6°F | 1.4 in |
| Oct | 63.9°F | 36.1°F | 1.4 in |
| Nov | 52.4°F | 26.2°F | 0.9 in |
| Dec | 44°F | 18.8°F | 0.6 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 Highlands Ranch
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 Highlands Ranch
- Centennial 7 mi
- Parker 11 mi
- Castle Rock 13 mi
- Lakewood 14 mi
- Denver 16 mi
- Aurora 18 mi
More about shutters in Highlands Ranch
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Highlands Ranch’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.