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Country around Westcliffe is a rural area of about 4,763 people in Custer County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Pueblo, CO and 118 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $402k and rent runs about $940 a month.
4,763people
$402kTypical home
$940/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
83"Snow
285Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,763 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Denver, CO
- 46 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $402k (≈$2,534/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 14% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to PUB airport
- 62 mi to COS (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 8,166 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+36 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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