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Minturn is a tiny town of 993 people in Eagle County, Colorado. It's about 69 miles from Boulder, CO and 81 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 206 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
993people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,104/moRent
71° / 25°Summer / winter
206"Snow
248Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 993
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 124 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Denver, CO
- 69 mi to Boulder, CO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,956/mo)
- Median rent $2,104/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 206" of snow a year
- 62 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 82 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to EGE airport
- 94 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,928 ft
- 688 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 250 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eagle County: D+24 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