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Country around Olney Springs is a rural area of about 2,000 people in Crowley County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Pueblo, CO and 113 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,000people
$127kTypical home
$1,092/moRent
93° / 47°Summer / winter
20"Snow
297Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,000 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Denver, CO
- 35 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$803/mo)
- Median rent $1,092/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to PUB airport
- 53 mi to COS (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,695 ft
- 713 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crowley County: R+47 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low 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.