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Estes Park is a big small town of 5,844 people in Larimer County, Colorado. It's about 28 miles from Fort Collins, CO and 54 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 111 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $664k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,844people
$664kTypical home
$1,511/moRent
80° / 37°Summer / winter
111"Snow
251Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,844
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 873 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Denver, CO
- 28 mi to Fort Collins, CO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $664k (≈$4,188/mo)
- Median rent $1,511/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 111" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Low property crime (963 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 17% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BJC airport
- 57 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,723 ft
- 761 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Larimer County: D+18 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk