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Snowmass Village is a small town of 2,972 people in Pitkin County, Colorado. It's about 87 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 116 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 194 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,972people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,023/moRent
77° / 31°Summer / winter
194"Snow
248Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,972
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 107 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Denver, CO
- 87 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$9,046/mo)
- Median rent $2,023/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 194" of snow a year
- 54 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,245 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 11% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 34% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ASE airport
- 124 mi to COS (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 39% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,721 ft
- 652 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pitkin County: D+44 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate 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.