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Delta is a big small town of 9,421 people in Delta County, Colorado. It's about 34 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 185 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $990 a month.
9,421people
$283kTypical home
$990/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
35"Snow
270Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,421
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 710 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Denver, CO
- 34 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,786/mo)
- Median rent $990/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,277 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MTJ airport
- 182 mi to COS (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,935 ft
- 592 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delta County: R+36 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk