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Olney Springs is a tiny town of 557 people in Crowley County, Colorado. It's about 37 miles from Pueblo, CO and 121 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $1k a month.
557people
$97kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
17"Snow
297Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 557
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,311 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Denver, CO
- 37 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to PUB airport
- 60 mi to COS (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,390 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crowley County: R+47 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low 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.