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Country around Minturn is a rural area of about 1,028 people in Eagle County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Boulder, CO and 87 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 211 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,028people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,104/moRent
65° / 21°Summer / winter
211"Snow
248Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,028 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Denver, CO
- 75 mi to Boulder, CO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,871/mo)
- Median rent $2,104/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 211" of snow a year
- 61 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 93 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ASE airport
- 99 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 11,897 ft
- 681 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eagle County: D+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
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk