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Homes in Parker
Parker is a city of houses: of its 22,397 homes, 70% are detached, 5% are townhouses and other attached houses and 25% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Parker is new: 63% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 3% before 1980. The median home dates from 2004. Owners live in 72% of homes.
Of the 20 Colorado cities we have census figures for, Parker has some of the newest homes. In nearby Centennial, 7 miles away, 43% of homes were built before 1980, so Parker's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Parker'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.
Shallow openings
63% 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.
Rounded drywall corners
97% 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.
Whole-house orders
With 70% 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 72% 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.
Parker weather and your shutters
At Parker, CO (1 mi away), July averages a high of 87.9°F and December a low of 14.2°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to April.
About 35 days a year reach 90°F, 177 nights fall to freezing and 18.8 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around May and least in January.
Among the Colorado cities we have climate normals for, Parker has the second-most freezing days.
That's more freezing nights than in 99% 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, Parker, CO (temperature) and Parker 2.0 Wsw, CO (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 14.9°F | 0.6 in |
| Feb | 49.3°F | 16.9°F | 0.7 in |
| Mar | 57.2°F | 24.3°F | 1.4 in |
| Apr | 64.1°F | 31.3°F | 2.2 in |
| May | 72.3°F | 40.3°F | 2.6 in |
| Jun | 83.4°F | 49.6°F | 2.1 in |
| Jul | 87.9°F | 55.1°F | 2.4 in |
| Aug | 85.2°F | 53.6°F | 2.4 in |
| Sep | 78.9°F | 44.9°F | 1.4 in |
| Oct | 67.1°F | 32.3°F | 1.4 in |
| Nov | 54.6°F | 22.4°F | 0.9 in |
| Dec | 46.8°F | 14.2°F | 0.7 in |
Cold winters
With 177 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 Parker
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 Parker
- Centennial 7 mi
- Castle Rock 10 mi
- Highlands Ranch 11 mi
- Aurora 13 mi
- Denver 19 mi
- Lakewood 22 mi
More about shutters in Parker
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Parker’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.