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Dillon is a tiny town of 832 people in Summit County, Colorado. It's about 50 miles from Boulder, CO and 63 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 117 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
832people
$1.1MTypical home
$1,798/moRent
75° / 31°Summer / winter
117"Snow
248Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 832
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 560 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Denver, CO
- 50 mi to Boulder, CO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,874/mo)
- Median rent $1,798/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 117" of snow a year
- 48 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 98 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,626 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to EGE airport
- 75 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,065 ft
- 703 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 237 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+37 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very 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