Living in Country around Redvale, CO
Country around Redvale is a rural area of about 745 people in San Miguel County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 225 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
745people
$263kTypical home
$1,149/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
50"Snow
270Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 745 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Denver, CO
- 65 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,655/mo)
- Median rent $1,149/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (590 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to TEX airport
- 211 mi to COS (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,395 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 37 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Miguel County: D+49 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- 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.