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Fairplay is a small town of 1,067 people in Park County, Colorado. It's about 68 miles from Boulder, CO and 70 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 183 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,067people
$431kTypical home
$2,166/moRent
71° / 31°Summer / winter
183"Snow
272Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,067
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 929 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Denver, CO
- 68 mi to Boulder, CO
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,720/mo)
- Median rent $2,166/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 183" of snow a year
- 53 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (526 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,105 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 18% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to ASE airport
- 75 mi to COS (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 9,961 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Park County: R+17 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High 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