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Hayden is a small town of 2,057 people in Routt County, Colorado. It's about 111 miles from Boulder, CO and 136 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 113 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $408k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,057people
$408kTypical home
$1,784/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
113"Snow
234Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,057
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 597 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Denver, CO
- 111 mi to Boulder, CO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $408k (≈$2,572/mo)
- Median rent $1,784/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 113" of snow a year
- 40 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (587 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to HDN airport
- 144 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,352 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Routt County: D+28 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk