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Fraser is a small town of 1,405 people in Grand County, Colorado. It's about 30 miles from Boulder, CO and 50 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 155 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $601k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,405people
$601kTypical home
$1,660/moRent
75° / 30°Summer / winter
155"Snow
272Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,405
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 406 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Denver, CO
- 30 mi to Boulder, CO
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $601k (≈$3,789/mo)
- Median rent $1,660/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 155" of snow a year
- 49 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 103 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (333 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 18% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BJC airport
- 60 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,928 ft
- 727 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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