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Homes in Westminster
Westminster's 50,471 homes are a mix: 54% detached houses, 34% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 10% townhouses and other attached houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 42% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 34% are older than that and 24% newer. The median home dates from 1987. 62% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Broomfield, 5 miles away, 21% of homes were built before 1980, so Westminster's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Westminster's homes are newer than those in 72% 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
66% 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.
Westminster weather and your shutters
At Northglenn, CO (3 mi away), July averages a high of 91.1°F and January a low of 19°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 53 days a year reach 90°F, 149 nights fall to freezing and 17.4 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around May and least in January.
That's more 90°F days than in 57% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h on the longest day to 9 h 20 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, Northglenn, CO (temperature) and Westminster 0.8 Ese, CO (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 19°F | 0.7 in |
| Feb | 49.6°F | 20.3°F | 0.8 in |
| Mar | 57.7°F | 28.4°F | 1.6 in |
| Apr | 63.9°F | 35.1°F | 1.8 in |
| May | 72.3°F | 44.4°F | 2.8 in |
| Jun | 85.3°F | 53.4°F | 1.6 in |
| Jul | 91.1°F | 58.9°F | 1.9 in |
| Aug | 88.9°F | 57.2°F | 1.8 in |
| Sep | 81.5°F | 48.9°F | 1.3 in |
| Oct | 67.2°F | 36.8°F | 1.4 in |
| Nov | 55.8°F | 26.8°F | 0.9 in |
| Dec | 47.5°F | 19.1°F | 0.8 in |
Cold winters
With 149 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 Westminster
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 Westminster
- Broomfield 5 mi
- Arvada 6 mi
- Thornton 7 mi
- Denver 12 mi
- Lakewood 13 mi
- Commerce City 14 mi
More about shutters in Westminster
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Westminster’s own figures.
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