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Norwood is a tiny town of 381 people in San Miguel County, Colorado. It's about 68 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 215 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $2k a month.
381people
$334kTypical home
$1,618/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
60"Snow
270Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 381
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,092 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Denver, CO
- 68 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,104/mo)
- Median rent $1,618/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (590 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TEX airport
- 200 mi to COS (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,028 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Miguel County: D+49 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk