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Meeker is a small town of 2,580 people in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. It's about 75 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 161 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $981 a month.
2,580people
$286kTypical home
$981/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
65"Snow
234Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,580
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 719 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Denver, CO
- 75 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,804/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to HDN airport
- 171 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,454 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rio Blanco County: R+64 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk