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Red CliffCO

A town of 308, settled in 1879.

Population
308
residents
Median home value
$837K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
46.3
years
Jobs based here
37
A commuter town
Small town

308 people, and everyone knows the way

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49°
Chance Rain Showers
H 0° · L 42°

Upcoming events

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The data

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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
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Red Cliff

Most working residents leave Red Cliff for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Vail (13%), Avon (13%) and Boulder (8%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Red Cliff2%
Vail13%
Avon13%
Boulder8%
Denver7%
21 mi
median commute distance
37
jobs based in Red Cliff
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Red Cliff has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, 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

Winter8–31°
Spring22–48°
Summer40–70°
Fall25–51°
Sep 7
typical first frost
Jun 21
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Red Cliff is

Red Cliff beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

26 measures vs. Colorado
2 better24 too close to call0 worse
What stands outRed CliffCO
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth5.5%9.2%
More adults seeing a dentist69.7%64.6%
Vail Health Hospital
9.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

Homes in Red Cliff sell for about $515K

The median sale price was $515,000 in May 2026.

$515Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Red Cliff for work

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

13% → Vail Vail 13% 13% → Avon Avon 13% 8% → Boulder Boulder 8% 7% → Denver Denver 7% 4% → Minturn Minturn 4% 3% → Eagle Eagle 3% Red Cliff · 2% stay
37jobs based in Red Cliff
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Colorado 1997 06
1997 · Colorado 1997 06 · Wikimedia Commons
Red Cliff’s story

147 years in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Tennessee Pass Road
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About Red Cliff

Town in Colorado, United States

Red Cliff (sometimes spelled Redcliff) is a statutory town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 257 at the 2020 census. The town is a former mining camp situated in the canyon of the upper Eagle River just off U.S. Highway 24 north of Tennessee Pass. The town site is concealed below the highway (which passes over the Red Cliff Truss Bridge) and is accessible by a side road leading to Shrine Pass in the Sawatch Range.

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

Established
1879
Population
257
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
8,750 ft
ZIP code
81649
Area code
970

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