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Keystone is a small town of 1,216 people in Summit County, Colorado. It's about 48 miles from Boulder, CO and 58 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 143 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $874 a month.
1,216people
$1.3MTypical home
$874/moRent
65° / 23°Summer / winter
143"Snow
272Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,216
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 29 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Denver, CO
- 48 mi to Boulder, CO
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,101/mo)
- Median rent $874/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 143" of snow a year
- 51 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 85 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,190 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 10% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 44% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to BJC airport
- 70 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 11,759 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 217 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+37 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk