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Country around Vernon is a rural area of about 323 people in Yuma County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 133 miles from Greeley, CO and 135 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $942 a month.
323people
$229kTypical home
$942/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
35"Snow
284Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 323 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Denver, CO
- 133 mi to Greeley, CO
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,444/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 53% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 95 mi to MCK airport
- 123 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,885 ft
- 813 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 169 mi to the nearest ski area
- 45 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 123 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 97 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuma County: R+65 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.