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Hotchkiss is a small town of 1,224 people in Delta County, Colorado. It's about 50 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 165 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,224people
$267kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
91° / 41°Summer / winter
40"Snow
255Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,224
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,320 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Denver, CO
- 50 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,682/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,177 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MTJ airport
- 162 mi to COS (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,355 ft
- 605 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delta County: R+36 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High 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.