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Chacra is a tiny town of 457 people in Garfield County, Colorado. It's about 68 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 137 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
457people
$1.0MTypical home
$1,637/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
37"Snow
241Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 457
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 483 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Denver, CO
- 68 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,569/mo)
- Median rent $1,637/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to EGE airport
- 149 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,060 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
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.