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Crook is a tiny town of 157 people in Logan County, Colorado. It's about 105 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 133 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $845 a month.
157people
$119kTypical home
$845/moRent
92° / 44°Summer / winter
26"Snow
274Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 157
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,163 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Denver, CO
- 105 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to BFF airport
- 120 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,717 ft
- 879 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 105 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 160 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 103 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+57 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.