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Country around Hayden is a rural area of about 2,618 people in Routt County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 112 miles from Boulder, CO and 137 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 117 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $444k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,618people
$444kTypical home
$1,782/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
117"Snow
234Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,618 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Denver, CO
- 112 mi to Boulder, CO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $444k (≈$2,797/mo)
- Median rent $1,782/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 117" of snow a year
- 41 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HDN airport
- 144 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,363 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Routt County: D+28 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