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Country around Red Feather Lakes is a rural area of about 937 people in Larimer County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Fort Collins, CO and 86 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $2k a month.
937people
$395kTypical home
$1,716/moRent
73° / 30°Summer / winter
96"Snow
251Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 937 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Denver, CO
- 39 mi to Fort Collins, CO
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,488/mo)
- Median rent $1,716/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 13% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to LAR airport
- 87 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,328 ft
- 782 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Larimer County: D+18 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low 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.