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Gypsum is a big small town of 8,941 people in Eagle County, Colorado. It's about 94 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 111 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 104 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $633k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,941people
$633kTypical home
$2,183/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
104"Snow
248Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,941
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,011 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Denver, CO
- 94 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $633k (≈$3,992/mo)
- Median rent $2,183/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 104" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (421 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 51% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to EGE airport
- 122 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,523 ft
- 675 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eagle County: D+24 in 2024
- 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk