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Julesburg is a small town of 1,181 people in Sedgwick County, Colorado. It's about 132 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 162 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $760 a month.
1,181people
$149kTypical home
$760/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
274Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,181
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 781 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Denver, CO
- 132 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$942/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to AIA airport
- 149 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,475 ft
- 875 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 131 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 189 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 133 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sedgwick County: R+56 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