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Homes in Lakewood
Lakewood's 73,547 homes are a mix: 46% detached houses, 42% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 10% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 51% of homes standing today; 18% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1977. 58% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 20 Colorado cities we have census figures for, Lakewood has the second-highest share of older homes and the third-highest share of apartments. In Arvada, 9 miles away, 23% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, Lakewood's homes are older 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.
Replacement windows
51% 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.
Out-of-square openings
With 56% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Apartments and condos
42% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Lakewood weather and your shutters
At Lakewood, CO (4 mi away), July averages a high of 85.9°F and December a low of 20°F. Average highs reach 85°F in July and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 31 days a year reach 90°F, 154 nights fall to freezing and 18 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around May and least in January.
That's more freezing nights than in 95% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 59 min on the longest day to 9 h 21 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, Lakewood, CO (temperature) and Denver 6.1 Wsw, CO (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44.8°F | 21.1°F | 0.7 in |
| Feb | 45.3°F | 21.6°F | 0.9 in |
| Mar | 53.4°F | 28.6°F | 1.5 in |
| Apr | 59°F | 35.3°F | 2.5 in |
| May | 67.9°F | 44.1°F | 2.9 in |
| Jun | 79.8°F | 53.5°F | 1.7 in |
| Jul | 85.9°F | 59.6°F | 2.1 in |
| Aug | 83.7°F | 57.5°F | 1.7 in |
| Sep | 76.2°F | 48.6°F | 1.3 in |
| Oct | 63.4°F | 36.6°F | 1.2 in |
| Nov | 52.1°F | 27.8°F | 0.8 in |
| Dec | 44.6°F | 20°F | 0.7 in |
Cold winters
With 154 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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
- Arvada 9 mi
- Westminster 13 mi
- Denver 13 mi
- Highlands Ranch 14 mi
- Centennial 16 mi
- Thornton 18 mi
More about shutters in Lakewood
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Lakewood’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.