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Coal Creek is a tiny town of 324 people in Fremont County, Colorado. It's about 30 miles from Pueblo, CO and 98 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
324people
$262kTypical home
$1,225/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
41"Snow
285Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 324
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 271 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Denver, CO
- 30 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,649/mo)
- Median rent $1,225/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 21 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
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% 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
- 35 mi to PUB airport
- 39 mi to COS (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,387 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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
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.