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Country around Cope is a rural area of about 298 people in Kit Carson County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 109 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $863 a month.
298people
$188kTypical home
$863/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
31"Snow
284Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 298 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Denver, CO
- 109 mi to Denver, CO
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 99 mi to DEN airport
- 99 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,433 ft
- 813 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 98 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 99 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 106 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kit Carson County: R+68 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.