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Grand Lake is a tiny town of 333 people in Grand County, Colorado. It's about 34 miles from Boulder, CO and 61 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 155 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $543k and rent runs about $1k a month.
333people
$543kTypical home
$1,493/moRent
76° / 30°Summer / winter
155"Snow
251Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 333
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 323 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Denver, CO
- 34 mi to Boulder, CO
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $543k (≈$3,422/mo)
- Median rent $1,493/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 155" of snow a year
- 48 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 81 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 61
- 11% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BJC airport
- 67 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,659 ft
- 745 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.