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Country around Julesburg is a rural area of about 1,420 people in Sedgwick County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 136 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 162 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $760 a month.
1,420people
$162kTypical home
$760/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
274Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,420 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Denver, CO
- 136 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,020/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to LBF airport
- 149 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,747 ft
- 868 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 136 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 190 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 135 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sedgwick County: R+56 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