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Country around Agate is a rural area of about 423 people in Elbert County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $400k and rent runs about $1k a month.
423people
$400kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
35"Snow
281Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 423 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Denver, CO
- 56 mi to Denver, CO
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,522/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to DEN airport
- 50 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,506 ft
- 766 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elbert County: R+51 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk