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Country around Dinosaur is a rural area of about 635 people in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 84 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 166 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $974 a month.
635people
$274kTypical home
$974/moRent
88° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
265Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 635 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 84 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,730/mo)
- Median rent $974/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (932 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 50% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to VEL airport
- 168 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 60% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,582 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 71 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 60 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rio Blanco County: R+64 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.