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Country around Winter Park is a rural area of about 1,447 people in Grand County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Boulder, CO and 49 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 201 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $688k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,447people
$688kTypical home
$1,648/moRent
74° / 28°Summer / winter
201"Snow
272Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,447 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Denver, CO
- 30 mi to Boulder, CO
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $688k (≈$4,341/mo)
- Median rent $1,648/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 201" of snow a year
- 66 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 99 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (333 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 10% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BJC airport
- 59 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,328 ft
- 727 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.