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Winter Park is a tiny town of 844 people in Grand County, Colorado. It's about 30 miles from Boulder, CO and 49 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 208 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $688k and rent runs about $2k a month.
844people
$688kTypical home
$1,648/moRent
71° / 26°Summer / winter
208"Snow
272Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 844
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 50 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Denver, CO
- 30 mi to Boulder, CO
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $688k (≈$4,341/mo)
- Median rent $1,648/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 208" of snow a year
- 69 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 94 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (333 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 14% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BJC airport
- 59 mi to DEN (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 10,145 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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.