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Nucla is a tiny town of 598 people in Montrose County, Colorado. It's about 57 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 222 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $929 a month.
598people
$265kTypical home
$929/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
28"Snow
270Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 598
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 862 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Denver, CO
- 57 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,670/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,153 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 25% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MTJ airport
- 211 mi to COS (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,771 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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.