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Eckley is a tiny town of 332 people in Yuma County, Colorado. It's about 122 miles from Greeley, CO and 129 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $935 a month.
332people
$118kTypical home
$935/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
29"Snow
274Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 332
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 702 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Denver, CO
- 122 mi to Greeley, CO
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 100 mi to MCK airport
- 117 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,891 ft
- 830 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 115 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 52 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 117 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 87 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuma County: R+65 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk