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Carbondale is a big small town of 6,637 people in Garfield County, Colorado. It's about 75 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 127 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $901k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,637people
$901kTypical home
$2,167/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
55"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,637
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,197 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Denver, CO
- 75 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $901k (≈$5,679/mo)
- Median rent $2,167/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°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
- 55" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (768 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ASE airport
- 139 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,217 ft
- 654 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk