A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

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Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Colorado ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

D−CollbranBetter than 3% of districts in the state –DinosaurNot graded

Where they are

89 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CollbranCO DinosaurCO

Collbran ↔ Dinosaur89 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Colorado average

CollbranDinosaur

People

Population 356Lowest 507Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -47.9% CO: +14.8% —

Median age 30.2±8Lowest 20% below CO 33.1±13Highest 12% below CO

Dinosaur and Collbran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 10.4%±14.8Lowest CO: 21% 45.8%±46.7Highest CO: 21%

Dinosaur and Collbran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18.3%±8.6Highest CO: 15.6% 6.3%±5.9Lowest CO: 15.6%

Collbran and Dinosaur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Highest CO: 45.7% 9.1%Lowest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.7%±14.7Highest CO: 6.4% 0%±3.9Lowest CO: 6.4%

Collbran and Dinosaur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,833±$16kLowest 47% below CO $51,032±$6kHighest 47% below CO

Dinosaur and Collbran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $246,600±$26k 54% below CO —

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $872±$288 50% below CO

Property taxmedian, yearly $667Highest 74% below CO $256Lowest 90% below CO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 80%±100Highest CO: 52.9% 61.5%±100Lowest CO: 52.9%

Collbran and Dinosaur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 41.3%Highest CO: 9.4% 3.2%Lowest CO: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Lowest CO: 66.2% 89.8%Highest CO: 66.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 11 yrs older than CO 2001Highest 13 yrs newer than CO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 min 17% below CO —

Work from home 4.2%±5.2Highest CO: 21% 0%±18.7Lowest CO: 21%

Collbran and Dinosaur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 7.4%Highest 2.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miLowest 102.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Highest 0.75Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Junction (21%)Craig (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DinosaurFew work in Collbran

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 68.3Lowest 69.0Highest

Schools

School district Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the county of Mesa—

High school in town Plateau Valley High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 8.2 —

Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Collbran vs Dinosaur

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Collbran gets 34 more inches of snow a year

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