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Oak Creek is a tiny town of 700 people in Routt County, Colorado. It's about 92 miles from Boulder, CO and 115 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 139 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
700people
$377kTypical home
$1,455/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
139"Snow
240Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 700
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,897 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Denver, CO
- 92 mi to Boulder, CO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,379/mo)
- Median rent $1,455/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 139" of snow a year
- 47 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to HDN airport
- 124 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,451 ft
- 712 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Routt County: D+28 in 2024
- 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