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Vona is a tiny town of 189 people in Kit Carson County, Colorado. It's about 112 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 118 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $869 a month.
189people
$214kTypical home
$869/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
31"Snow
284Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 189
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 855 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Denver, CO
- 112 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 86 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,351/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 110 mi to DEN airport
- 110 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,521 ft
- 791 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 97 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 110 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 102 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kit Carson County: R+68 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk