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Country around Phippsburg is a rural area of about 402 people in Routt County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 92 miles from Boulder, CO and 115 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 133 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $700k and rent runs about $2k a month.
402people
$700kTypical home
$1,917/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
133"Snow
240Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 402 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Denver, CO
- 92 mi to Boulder, CO
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $700k (≈$4,415/mo)
- Median rent $1,917/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 133" of snow a year
- 46 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HDN airport
- 124 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,861 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Routt County: D+28 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.