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Walden is a tiny town of 573 people in Jackson County, Colorado. It's about 65 miles from Fort Collins, CO and 100 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $2k a month.
573people
$205kTypical home
$1,692/moRent
76° / 27°Summer / winter
67"Snow
240Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 573
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,710 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Denver, CO
- 65 mi to Fort Collins, CO
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,290/mo)
- Median rent $1,692/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 79 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (656 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 28% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to LAR airport
- 104 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 8,094 ft
- 758 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+55 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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
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.