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Altona is a tiny town of 587 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's about 7 miles from Boulder, CO and 33 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 128 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $4k a month.
587people
$1.1MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
128"Snow
251Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 587
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Denver, CO
- 7 mi to Boulder, CO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,836/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 128" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BJC airport
- 38 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,060 ft
- 755 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 747 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 274 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 61 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boulder County: D+56 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.