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Haxtun is a tiny town of 978 people in Phillips County, Colorado. It's about 114 miles from Greeley, CO and 133 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $787 a month.
978people
$233kTypical home
$787/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
34"Snow
274Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 978
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,644 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Denver, CO
- 114 mi to Greeley, CO
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,471/mo)
- Median rent $787/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (94 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to AIA airport
- 121 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,039 ft
- 865 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 118 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 109 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: R+63 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.