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Country around Gypsum is a rural area of about 10,744 people in Garfield County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 91 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 118 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $616k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,744people
$616kTypical home
$2,140/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
64"Snow
241Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 10,744 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Denver, CO
- 91 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $616k (≈$3,886/mo)
- Median rent $2,140/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 49% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to EGE airport
- 129 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,553 ft
- 679 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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