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Mulford is a tiny town of 413 people in Garfield County, Colorado. It's about 78 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 124 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $2k a month.
413people
$1.3MTypical home
$1,637/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
60"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 413
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 618 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Denver, CO
- 78 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,211/mo)
- Median rent $1,637/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ASE airport
- 136 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,263 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- High 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.