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Country around Mack is a rural area of about 1,127 people in Mesa County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 189 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $430k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,127people
$430kTypical home
$1,763/moRent
95° / 41°Summer / winter
32"Snow
269Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,127 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 24 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $430k (≈$2,708/mo)
- Median rent $1,763/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (328 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to GJT airport
- 191 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,721 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mesa County: R+24 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High 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.