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Country around Akron is a rural area of about 2,247 people in Washington County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 87 miles from Greeley, CO and 92 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,247people
$219kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
28"Snow
273Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,247 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Denver, CO
- 87 mi to Greeley, CO
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,382/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (497 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to DEN airport
- 80 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,567 ft
- 827 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 86 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 52 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+75 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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