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Country around De Beque is a rural area of about 1,058 people in Garfield County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 25 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 197 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $996 a month.
1,058people
$269kTypical home
$996/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
45"Snow
269Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,058 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Denver, CO
- 25 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,699/mo)
- Median rent $996/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GJT airport
- 203 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,844 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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