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Silver Cliff is a tiny town of 863 people in Custer County, Colorado. It's about 44 miles from Pueblo, CO and 116 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $969 a month.
863people
$269kTypical home
$969/moRent
79° / 38°Summer / winter
83"Snow
285Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 863
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 56 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Denver, CO
- 44 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,693/mo)
- Median rent $969/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 15% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to PUB airport
- 60 mi to COS (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 8,344 ft
- 648 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+36 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk