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Ovid is a tiny town of 468 people in Sedgwick County, Colorado. It's about 126 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 155 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $906 a month.
468people
$85kTypical home
$906/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
274Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 468
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,000 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Denver, CO
- 126 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to AIA airport
- 142 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,537 ft
- 877 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 125 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 182 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 126 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sedgwick County: R+56 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk