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Montrose is a small city of 21,044 people in Montrose County, Colorado. It's about 57 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 183 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $388k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,044people
$388kTypical home
$1,197/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
22"Snow
255Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,044
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,114 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Denver, CO
- 57 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $388k (≈$2,446/mo)
- Median rent $1,197/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,706 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MTJ airport
- 172 mi to COS (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,873 ft
- 582 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Montrose County: R+33 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk