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Country around Paonia is a rural area of about 3,788 people in Delta County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 155 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $988 a month.
3,788people
$433kTypical home
$988/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
42"Snow
255Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,788 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Denver, CO
- 53 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $433k (≈$2,729/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,190 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MTJ airport
- 156 mi to COS (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,265 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delta County: R+36 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk