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Country around Vona is a rural area of about 283 people in Kit Carson County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 111 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 116 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $869 a month.
283people
$220kTypical home
$869/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
30"Snow
284Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 283 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Denver, CO
- 111 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,385/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 108 mi to DEN airport
- 108 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,554 ft
- 793 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 108 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 102 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kit Carson County: R+68 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk