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Dotsero is a small town of 1,306 people in Eagle County, Colorado. It's about 90 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 116 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $482k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,306people
$482kTypical home
$2,019/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
75"Snow
241Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,306
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 963 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Denver, CO
- 90 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $482k (≈$3,036/mo)
- Median rent $2,019/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 50% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to EGE airport
- 127 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,214 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eagle County: D+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
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate 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.