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Country around Eckley is a rural area of about 369 people in Yuma County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 122 miles from Greeley, CO and 127 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $935 a month.
369people
$130kTypical home
$935/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
30"Snow
274Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 369 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Denver, CO
- 122 mi to Greeley, CO
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 102 mi to MCK airport
- 115 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,980 ft
- 825 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 112 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 161 mi to the nearest ski area
- 54 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 115 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 93 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuma County: R+65 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk