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Country around Otis is a rural area of about 1,333 people in Washington County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Greeley, CO and 107 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,333people
$226kTypical home
$725/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
27"Snow
274Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,333 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Denver, CO
- 97 mi to Greeley, CO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,427/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (497 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 94 mi to DEN airport
- 94 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,315 ft
- 842 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 101 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 61 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 93 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+75 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk