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

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

Where they are

89 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DinosaurCO CollbranCO

Dinosaur ↔ Collbran89 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Colorado average

DinosaurCollbran

People

Population 507Highest 356Lowest

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

Median age 33.1±13Highest 12% below CO 30.2±8Lowest 20% 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 45.8%±46.7Highest CO: 21% 10.4%±14.8Lowest CO: 21%

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

Age 65+ 6.3%±5.9Lowest CO: 15.6% 18.3%±8.6Highest 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+ 9.1%Lowest CO: 45.7% 15.6%Highest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.9Lowest CO: 6.4% 8.7%±14.7Highest 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 $51,032±$6kHighest 47% below CO $50,833±$16kLowest 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 $256Lowest 90% below CO $667Highest 74% below CO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±100Lowest CO: 52.9% 80%±100Highest 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 3.2%Lowest CO: 9.4% 41.3%Highest CO: 9.4%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 21 min 17% below CO

Work from home 0%±18.7Lowest CO: 21% 4.2%±5.2Highest 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 2.8%Lowest 7.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 102.3 miHighest 33.8 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CollbranFew work in Dinosaur

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 9.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

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

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.

Dinosaur vs Collbran

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Collbran gets 34 more inches of snow a year

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