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Glenwood Springs is a big small town of 10,241 people in Garfield County, Colorado. It's about 73 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 132 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $619k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,241people
$619kTypical home
$1,867/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
39"Snow
241Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,241
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,755 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Denver, CO
- 73 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $619k (≈$3,903/mo)
- Median rent $1,867/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (347 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,090 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to EGE airport
- 143 mi to DEN (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,073 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Garfield County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk