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Alma is a tiny town of 385 people in Park County, Colorado. It's about 67 miles from Boulder, CO and 71 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 233 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $2k a month.
385people
$424kTypical home
$2,155/moRent
69° / 29°Summer / winter
233"Snow
248Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 385
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 887 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Denver, CO
- 67 mi to Boulder, CO
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,673/mo)
- Median rent $2,155/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 233" of snow a year
- 65 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ASE airport
- 81 mi to COS (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 10,627 ft
- 684 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Park County: R+17 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.