Living in Joes, CO
Joes is a tiny town of 105 people in Yuma County, Colorado. It's about 117 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $942 a month.
105people
$94kTypical home
$942/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
30"Snow
284Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 105
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 141 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Denver, CO
- 117 mi to Denver, CO
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$590/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 107 mi to DEN airport
- 107 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,285 ft
- 809 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 104 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 107 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 114 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuma County: R+65 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
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.