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Basalt is a small town of 4,335 people in Eagle County, Colorado. It's about 84 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 119 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 152 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,335people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,257/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
152"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,335
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,143 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Denver, CO
- 84 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,443/mo)
- Median rent $2,257/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 152" of snow a year
- 42 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ASE airport
- 131 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,729 ft
- 658 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eagle County: D+24 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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