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Westcliffe is a tiny town of 419 people in Custer County, Colorado. It's about 47 miles from Pueblo, CO and 117 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $879 a month.
419people
$342kTypical home
$879/moRent
81° / 40°Summer / winter
84"Snow
285Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 419
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Denver, CO
- 47 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,155/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 84" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 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 54
- 12% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to ALS airport
- 62 mi to COS (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,888 ft
- 645 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 50 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