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Phippsburg is a tiny town of 390 people in Routt County, Colorado. It's about 91 miles from Boulder, CO and 114 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 134 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $685k and rent runs about $2k a month.
390people
$685kTypical home
$1,917/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
134"Snow
240Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 390
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Denver, CO
- 91 mi to Boulder, CO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $685k (≈$4,321/mo)
- Median rent $1,917/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 134" of snow a year
- 47 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 47% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to HDN airport
- 123 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,474 ft
- 710 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Routt County: D+28 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.