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Cañon City is a small city of 17,122 people in Fremont County, Colorado. It's about 35 miles from Pueblo, CO and 93 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $316k and rent runs about $997 a month.
17,122people
$316kTypical home
$997/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
39"Snow
285Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,122
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,379 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Denver, CO
- 35 mi to Pueblo, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $316k (≈$1,993/mo)
- Median rent $997/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 16 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 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to COS airport
- 38 mi to COS (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,315 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 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