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Country around Ridgway is a rural area of about 3,219 people in Ouray County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 80 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 191 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $836k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,219people
$836kTypical home
$1,744/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
86"Snow
255Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,219 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Denver, CO
- 80 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $836k (≈$5,273/mo)
- Median rent $1,744/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 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 56
- 18% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TEX airport
- 171 mi to COS (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,061 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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