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Country around Dixon is a rural area of about 267 people in Moffat County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 133 miles from Fort Collins, CO and 164 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $1k a month.
267people
$119kTypical home
$1,039/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
253Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 267 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Denver, CO
- 133 mi to Fort Collins, CO
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$753/mo)
- Median rent $1,039/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 50% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to HDN airport
- 170 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,385 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 102 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 36 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 103 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moffat County: R+63 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.