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Ouray is a tiny town of 985 people in Ouray County, Colorado. It's about 88 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 192 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 150 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $588k and rent runs about $2k a month.
985people
$588kTypical home
$1,566/moRent
80° / 35°Summer / winter
150"Snow
255Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 985
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,141 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Denver, CO
- 88 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $588k (≈$3,710/mo)
- Median rent $1,566/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 150" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TEX airport
- 170 mi to COS (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,743 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ouray County: D+21 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- 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.