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Country around Ouray is a rural area of about 1,218 people in Ouray County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 90 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 190 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 146 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $604k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,218people
$604kTypical home
$1,528/moRent
65° / 21°Summer / winter
146"Snow
255Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,218 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Denver, CO
- 90 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $604k (≈$3,810/mo)
- Median rent $1,528/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 146" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (491 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TEX airport
- 166 mi to COS (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 12,156 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ouray County: D+21 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.