Living in Peetz, CO
Peetz is a tiny town of 265 people in Logan County, Colorado. It's about 88 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 125 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $831 a month.
265people
$155kTypical home
$831/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
29"Snow
273Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 265
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,188 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Denver, CO
- 88 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$975/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to BFF airport
- 112 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,436 ft
- 873 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 88 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 91 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+57 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate 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.