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Jackson Lake is a tiny town of 238 people in Morgan County, Colorado. It's about 38 miles from Greeley, CO and 60 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $1k a month.
238people
$338kTypical home
$1,025/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
24"Snow
264Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 238
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 78 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Denver, CO
- 38 mi to Greeley, CO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,132/mo)
- Median rent $1,025/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (867 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to DEN airport
- 48 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,393 ft
- 810 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+49 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.