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Bethune is a tiny town of 218 people in Kit Carson County, Colorado. It's about 129 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 135 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $973 a month.
218people
$184kTypical home
$973/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
34"Snow
284Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 218
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,346 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Denver, CO
- 129 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 98 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,157/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 116 mi to MCK airport
- 126 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,269 ft
- 782 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 126 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 67 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 110 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kit Carson County: R+68 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate 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.