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Country around Idalia is a rural area of about 324 people in Yuma County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 140 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $934 a month.
324people
$254kTypical home
$934/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
28"Snow
284Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 324 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Denver, CO
- 140 mi to Denver, CO
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,602/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 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 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 94 mi to MCK airport
- 129 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,927 ft
- 800 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 87 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 129 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 108 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.