Living in Maysville, CO
Maysville is a tiny town of 235 people in Chaffee County, Colorado. It's about 82 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 112 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $994k and rent runs about $2k a month.
235people
$994kTypical home
$1,611/moRent
75° / 31°Summer / winter
61"Snow
275Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 235
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Denver, CO
- 82 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $994k (≈$6,267/mo)
- Median rent $1,611/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 14% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to GUC airport
- 84 mi to COS (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 10,105 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chaffee County: D+14 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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
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.