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Country around Haxtun is a rural area of about 1,486 people in Phillips County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 115 miles from Greeley, CO and 133 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $827 a month.
1,486people
$235kTypical home
$827/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
33"Snow
274Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,486 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Denver, CO
- 115 mi to Greeley, CO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,484/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 102 mi to AIA airport
- 120 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,009 ft
- 861 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 121 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 164 mi to the nearest ski area
- 41 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 110 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: R+63 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.