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Woody Creek is a tiny town of 109 people in Pitkin County, Colorado. It's about 91 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 112 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 189 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
109people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,004/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
189"Snow
248Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 109
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 178 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Denver, CO
- 91 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$7,183/mo)
- Median rent $2,004/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 189" of snow a year
- 54 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 18% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ASE airport
- 122 mi to COS (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,326 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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.