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Country around Snowmass is a rural area of about 1,431 people in Pitkin County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 82 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 122 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 231 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,431people
$1.1MTypical home
$1,594/moRent
68° / 22°Summer / winter
231"Snow
241Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,431 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Denver, CO
- 82 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$7,075/mo)
- Median rent $1,594/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 231" of snow a year
- 60 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ASE airport
- 129 mi to COS (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 11,132 ft
- 649 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pitkin County: D+44 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
- Moderate 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.