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Country around Creede is a rural area of about 727 people in Mineral County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 89 miles from Farmington, NM and 186 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $406k and rent runs about $928 a month.
727people
$406kTypical home
$928/moRent
72° / 28°Summer / winter
62"Snow
285Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 727 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Denver, CO
- 89 mi to Farmington, NM
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $406k (≈$2,561/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 112 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 56
- 15% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TEX airport
- 151 mi to COS (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 10,860 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mineral County: R+13 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk