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Gunnison is a big small town of 6,766 people in Gunnison County, Colorado. It's about 96 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 138 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,766people
$461kTypical home
$1,230/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
46"Snow
275Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,766
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,395 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Denver, CO
- 96 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,907/mo)
- Median rent $1,230/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 99 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,717 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 20% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 25% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to GUC airport
- 121 mi to COS (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,730 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Gunnison County: D+29 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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