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De Beque is a tiny town of 458 people in Mesa County, Colorado. It's about 25 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 180 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
458people
$242kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
92° / 40°Summer / winter
44"Snow
269Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 458
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 165 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Denver, CO
- 25 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,524/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (328 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to GJT airport
- 191 mi to COS (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,951 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mesa County: R+24 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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