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Naturita is a tiny town of 589 people in Montrose County, Colorado. It's about 60 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 225 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $894 a month.
589people
$158kTypical home
$894/moRent
92° / 44°Summer / winter
31"Snow
270Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 589
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 958 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Denver, CO
- 60 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$999/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,153 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to TEX airport
- 213 mi to COS (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,483 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.