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Aspen is a big small town of 6,756 people in Pitkin County, Colorado. It's about 93 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 111 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 172 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $980k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,756people
$980kTypical home
$2,081/moRent
77° / 33°Summer / winter
172"Snow
248Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,756
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,749 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Denver, CO
- 93 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $980k (≈$6,177/mo)
- Median rent $2,081/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 172" of snow a year
- 51 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,142 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 14% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ASE airport
- 118 mi to COS (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 29% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,920 ft
- 654 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pitkin County: D+44 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- 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.