What level of radon is dangerous?

The EPA recommends mitigation at 4 pCi/L or higher. Between 2 and 4 pCi/L, you should consider mitigation — long-term exposure at this range still carries lung-cancer risk. Below 2 pCi/L, the EPA suggests retesting every two years.

How much does radon mitigation cost in Colorado?

A standard sub-slab depressurization system in Colorado typically runs $1,200–$2,500, depending on home size, foundation type, and venting path. That single system reduces indoor radon by 95% or more in the majority of homes. Crawlspace installs cost more ($2,000–$5,000) because the membrane and tie-ins are more involved.

Why are radon levels elevated in Adams County?

Geology drives most of it. Granitic bedrock and uranium-bearing soils — common across Colorado — release radon as they decay, and Front Range building style (basements, tight envelopes, forced-air systems) concentrates that gas indoors. Higher-elevation counties also tend to have lower atmospheric pressure, which can pull radon up through the foundation more aggressively.

Colorado · Adams County

Radon Mitigation & Testing in Adams County, Colorado

Name: Colorado Pre-Mitigation Indoor Radon Test Results, 2005–2024
Creator: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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In Adams County, Colorado, 46.8% of pre-mitigation home radon tests came back at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L — based on 11,212 tests collected by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment between 2005 and 2024. The county’s median pre-mitigation reading was 3.6 pCi/L, with a maximum recorded result of 279 pCi/L.

EPA recommends mitigation when long-term indoor radon measures at or above 4 pCi/L. Counties with elevated medians and large test counts — like Adams — typically warrant testing during real-estate transactions and seasonal retesting in occupied homes.

Colorado Radon Check services Adams County

Adams County by the numbers

Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Pre-mitigation indoor radon tests, 2005–2024.

Tests above 4 pCi/L: 46.8%
Total tests recorded: 11,212
Median result: 3.6 pCi/L
Maximum recorded: 279 pCi/L

How Adams compares to Colorado as a whole

Both bars show the percentage of pre-mitigation tests that came back at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L.

Adams County46.8%

Colorado statewide46.9%

CDPHE 2005–2024

Adams County tests 0.1 percentage points lower than the statewide average — but any home can still test high.

Radon in Federal Heights

Federal Heights sits entirely within Adams County, an EPA Radon Zone 1 area. Most homes here were built between 1960 and 1979 — the median year built is 1971 (U.S. Census Bureau ACS) — meaning the vast majority predate radon-resistant construction standards. In neighboring Thornton, Adams 12 Five Star Schools tested Horizon High School in AY 2023–24 and found two rooms above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L, with a maximum reading of 6.1 pCi/L (CDPHE School Radon Testing Results, AY 2023–24). If you own or rent in Federal Heights, testing is the only way to know your home's level. See the Federal Heights radon page →

Colorado Radon Check services Adams County

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We service these Adams County cities & towns

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Adams County radon questions

What level of radon is dangerous?: The EPA recommends mitigation at 4 pCi/L or higher. Between 2 and 4 pCi/L, you should consider mitigation — long-term exposure at this range still carries lung-cancer risk. Below 2 pCi/L, the EPA suggests retesting every two years.
How much does radon mitigation cost in Colorado?: A standard sub-slab depressurization system in Colorado typically runs $1,200–$2,500, depending on home size, foundation type, and venting path. That single system reduces indoor radon by 95% or more in the majority of homes. Crawlspace installs cost more ($2,000–$5,000) because the membrane and tie-ins are more involved.
Why are radon levels elevated in Adams County?: Geology drives most of it. Granitic bedrock and uranium-bearing soils — common across Colorado — release radon as they decay, and Front Range building style (basements, tight envelopes, forced-air systems) concentrates that gas indoors. Higher-elevation counties also tend to have lower atmospheric pressure, which can pull radon up through the foundation more aggressively.

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Radon data for counties near Adams

Radon risk varies by geology, not by county line. Check the data for neighboring Colorado counties:

Percentage shown = share of pre-mitigation tests at or above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level. FR tags mark Front Range counties we service directly.