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City of Creede is a tiny town of 285 people in Mineral County, Colorado. It's about 102 miles from Farmington, NM and 172 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $912 a month.
285people
$377kTypical home
$912/moRent
78° / 36°Summer / winter
65"Snow
298Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 285
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 301 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Denver, CO
- 102 mi to Farmington, NM
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,377/mo)
- Median rent $912/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 85 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 48
- 14% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to GUC airport
- 137 mi to COS (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,859 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mineral County: R+13 in 2024
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.