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Clifton is a small city of 19,518 people in Mesa County, Colorado. It's about 6 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 197 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,518people
$251kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
94° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
269Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,518
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,264 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Denver, CO
- 6 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,580/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (328 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to GJT airport
- 203 mi to COS (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,685 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mesa County: R+24 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk