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Collbran vs Otis

273 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+47% in Collbran) and street grid (2.5× in Otis).

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Collbran, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 356 people
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Otis, COHomes around $249KColorado · 521 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CollbranKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 3%of CO districts Housing$421K typical home21% below the CO typical home All about Collbran →
OtisHomes around $249K
Housing$249K typical home53% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 23%of CO districts All about Otis →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+47%
Homes cost more in Collbran
Collbran $246,600Otis $167,900
Street grid2.5×
Otis has the more walkable street grid
Otis 171Collbran 68.3
Typical home built26 yrs
Otis’s homes are older
Collbran 1977Otis 1951
Jobs per worker+66%
Collbran is more of a job hub
Collbran 0.96Otis 0.58
Average commute5 min
Collbran has the shorter commute
Otis 25 minCollbran 21 min
Homeowners+8.9 pts renters
Otis has more renters
Collbran 85.7%Otis 76.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Collbran

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Collbran$2,300/mo
Typical home $421K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.27% · Housing →
Otis$1,380/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.35% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,100 a year, between Collbran and Otis.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Collbran gets 32 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
CollbranOtis
Snow a year60″28″
January low11°F—
July high89°F—
Growing season (days)136d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th62nd
Outdoors & history
CollbranOtis
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—1.7%
Settled—1882
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here—2
Community
CollbranOtis
Library hours a week28 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Report cards

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 C−OtisBetter than 23% of districts in the state
Where they are

273 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CollbranCOOtisCO
Collbran ↔ Otis273 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

CollbranOtis
People
Population 356Lowest 521Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -47.9% CO: +14.8% —
Median age 30.2±8Lowest 20% below CO 33.4±1.4Highest 11% below CO
Otis 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% 29.6%±4.4Highest CO: 21%
Otis 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% 16.5%±4.8Lowest CO: 15.6%
Collbran and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest CO: 45.7% 19.8%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.7%±14.7Highest CO: 6.4% 4%±2.7Lowest CO: 6.4%
Collbran and Otis 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 $55,962±$7kHighest 41% below CO
Otis 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±$26kHighest 54% below CO $167,900±$17kLowest 69% below CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $822±$115 53% below CO
Property taxmedian, yearly $667Highest 74% below CO $582Lowest 78% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 80%±100Highest CO: 52.9% 46.8%±57.9Lowest CO: 52.9%
Collbran and Otis 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% 15.2%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Highest CO: 66.2% 76.8%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 11 yrs older than CO 1951Lowest 37 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 17% below CO 25 minHighest about the CO average
Work from home 4.2%±5.2Highest CO: 21% 2.9%±2.4Lowest CO: 21%
Collbran and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.4%Highest 6.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miLowest 44.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Junction (21%)Yuma (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OtisFew work in Collbran
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 68.3Lowest 171Highest
Schools
School district Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the county of MesaOtis School District No. R-3
High school in town Plateau Valley High SchoolOtis Junior-Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school 8.2Lowest 12.9Highest
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.

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