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Country around Drake is a rural area of about 934 people in Larimer County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Fort Collins, CO and 55 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $545k and rent runs about $2k a month.
934people
$545kTypical home
$1,716/moRent
76° / 34°Summer / winter
83"Snow
251Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 934 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Denver, CO
- 18 mi to Fort Collins, CO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $545k (≈$3,436/mo)
- Median rent $1,716/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 16% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BJC airport
- 56 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,452 ft
- 771 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 306 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Larimer County: D+18 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low 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.