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Olathe is a small town of 1,793 people in Montrose County, Colorado. It's about 46 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 184 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $967 a month.
1,793people
$246kTypical home
$967/moRent
92° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
255Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,793
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,189 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Denver, CO
- 46 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,549/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (784 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MTJ airport
- 177 mi to COS (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,387 ft
- 586 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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