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Brookside is a tiny town of 276 people in Fremont County, Colorado. It's about 33 miles from Pueblo, CO and 95 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $357k and rent runs about $1k a month.
276people
$357kTypical home
$1,364/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
40"Snow
285Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 276
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 582 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Denver, CO
- 33 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $357k (≈$2,252/mo)
- Median rent $1,364/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (413 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 19% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to COS airport
- 38 mi to COS (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,378 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+38 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk