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Rockvale is a tiny town of 695 people in Fremont County, Colorado. It's about 31 miles from Pueblo, CO and 98 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $983 a month.
695people
$191kTypical home
$983/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
45"Snow
285Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 695
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Denver, CO
- 31 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,206/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (413 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PUB airport
- 39 mi to COS (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,502 ft
- 668 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+38 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk