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Leadville is a small town of 2,620 people in Lake County, Colorado. It's about 77 miles from Boulder, CO and 83 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 157 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $448k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,620people
$448kTypical home
$1,296/moRent
71° / 29°Summer / winter
157"Snow
248Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,620
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,232 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Denver, CO
- 77 mi to Boulder, CO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $448k (≈$2,823/mo)
- Median rent $1,296/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 157" of snow a year
- 45 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 94 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (425 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 20% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ASE airport
- 91 mi to COS (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 10,109 ft
- 675 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+16 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.