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Crested Butte is a small town of 1,229 people in Gunnison County, Colorado. It's about 87 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 128 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 207 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,229people
$1.0MTypical home
$1,365/moRent
76° / 26°Summer / winter
207"Snow
275Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,229
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,418 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Denver, CO
- 87 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,373/mo)
- Median rent $1,365/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 207" of snow a year
- 57 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 113 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Low property crime (946 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 18% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GUC airport
- 123 mi to COS (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,875 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gunnison County: D+29 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
- High 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.