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Country around Cotopaxi is a rural area of about 2,457 people in Fremont County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Pueblo, CO and 104 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $356k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,457people
$356kTypical home
$1,699/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
66"Snow
285Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,457 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Denver, CO
- 55 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $356k (≈$2,244/mo)
- Median rent $1,699/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 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 60
- 14% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to COS airport
- 58 mi to COS (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,317 ft
- 651 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 53 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