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Country around Twin Lakes is a rural area of about 423 people in Lake County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 88 miles from Boulder, CO and 93 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 169 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $569k and rent runs about $1k a month.
423people
$569kTypical home
$1,397/moRent
65° / 24°Summer / winter
169"Snow
248Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 423 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Denver, CO
- 88 mi to Boulder, CO
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $569k (≈$3,590/mo)
- Median rent $1,397/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 169" of snow a year
- 48 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 86 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 71
- 20% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ASE airport
- 96 mi to COS (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 11,946 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+16 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate 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.