The Town of Kremmling is a Statutory Town in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,509 at the 2020 United States census. The town sits along the upper Colorado River in the lower arid section of Middle Park between Byers Canyon and Gore Canyon. The town was founded in 1881 during the Colorado Silver Boom days, but the lack of mineral resources in the nearby mountains made the town grow very slowly in the early days.

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Town numbers

ZIP code80459

Area code970

Living in Kremmling

Housing in Kremmling

$541K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Kremmling home is worth about $541,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the Colorado typical home.

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Safety in Kremmling

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Kremmling reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 56% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Kremmling 2.8

Colorado 4.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Kremmling 2.1

Colorado 22.3

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Kremmling

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About one in 5 of Kremmling’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Denver (5%), Granby (3%) and Silverthorne (3%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

Denver

Granby

Silverthorne

Frisco

21%Work in townlive and work in Kremmling 36 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 644Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Kremmling

B⁺

Health Grade B+

Healthier than 72% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Colorado

3worse than CO

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▼ 10 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care all close Mind all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

17.4%More older adults who have lost all their teethCO 9.2% · worse 14.4%More smokersCO 10.9% · worse 6.6%More adults with COPDCO 5.3% · worse

Care nearby

Middle Park Medical CenterKremmling · 0.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Mountain Family Health Centers AvonAvon · 30.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Kremmling · CMS · HRSAHealth in Kremmling →

Natural hazards in Kremmling

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

🏔️ Avalanches🌊 Inland flooding

0Does Kremmling flood?no paid flood claims on record NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 6 declared for Grand County

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Climate in Kremmling

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Kremmling has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32° / 5°Winter

55° / 25°Spring

80° / 43°Summer

59° / 26°Fall

How much snow does Kremmling get?About 52 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Sep 5, with the last in spring around Jun 14.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Kremmling

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Kremmling’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictWest Grand School District No. 1Schools2

West Grand Elementary and Middle School C+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 262 students West Grand High School BHigh · Grades 9–12 · 123 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.