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Red Cliff is a tiny town of 308 people in Eagle County, Colorado. It's about 69 miles from Boulder, CO and 81 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 215 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $837k and rent runs about $1k a month.
308people
$837kTypical home
$1,239/moRent
76° / 31°Summer / winter
215"Snow
248Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 308
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,262 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Denver, CO
- 69 mi to Boulder, CO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $837k (≈$5,278/mo)
- Median rent $1,239/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 215" of snow a year
- 64 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 87 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to EGE airport
- 93 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,682 ft
- 687 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 250 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eagle County: D+24 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
- Moderate 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.