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Blue River is a small town of 1,410 people in Summit County, Colorado. It's about 58 miles from Boulder, CO and 65 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 189 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,410people
$1.3MTypical home
$2,853/moRent
72° / 31°Summer / winter
189"Snow
248Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,410
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 579 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Denver, CO
- 58 mi to Boulder, CO
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$7,992/mo)
- Median rent $2,853/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 189" of snow a year
- 60 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 101 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 22% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to ASE airport
- 78 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,915 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 194 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+37 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very 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