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MinturnCO

A town of 993, settled in 1904.

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Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
Population
993
+0.6% since 2010
Median home value
$1.1M
Census ACS
Household income
$112K
median
Median age
38.2
years
Jobs based here
417
A commuter town
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993 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with avalanches at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.

96risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
96Very high riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland flooding
1
paid flood claims since 1987
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Minturn

Most working residents leave Minturn for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Vail (16%), Avon (14%) and Denver (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Minturn6%
Vail16%
Avon14%
Denver6%
Edwards6%
12 mi
median commute distance
417
jobs based in Minturn
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Minturn has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 74°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 189 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

189″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–32°
Spring22–49°
Summer40–71°
Fall25–52°
Sep 7
typical first frost
Jun 21
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Minturn is

Minturn beats the Colorado average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

26 measures vs. Colorado
10 better15 too close to call1 worse
What stands outMinturnCO
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth4.2%9.2%
Fewer adults with COPD4%5.3%
Fewer adults treating high blood pressure64.7%69.5%
Vail Health Hospital
7.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Minturn’s public schools outperform 56% of Colorado districts

The public schools Minturn’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy (VSSA)5–12278A−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

6% of Minturn is conserved land

6.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

6%conserved
6%
conserved · 291 of 4,850 acres
6.2 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing

Homes in Minturn sell for about $1.2M

The median sale price was $1,200,000 in May 2026.

$1.2Mmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Minturn for work

Where Minturn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Vail Vail 16% 14% → Avon Avon 14% 6% → Denver Denver 6% 6% → Edwards Edwards 6% 3% → Colorado Springs Colorado Springs 3% 2% → Eagle Eagle 2% Minturn · 6% stay
417jobs based in Minturn
6%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Roundhouse Crash 1913
1913 · Roundhouse Crash 1913 · Wikimedia Commons
Minturn’s story

122 years in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Minturn

Town in Colorado, United States

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Minturn is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,033 at the 2020 United States census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1904
Population
1,033
Area
7.8 sq mi
Elevation
7,861 ft
ZIP code
81645
Area code
970

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