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.

Down paymentRate%

Otis$1,380/mo

Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.35% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

Collbran$2,300/mo

Typical home $421K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.27% · 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

OtisCollbran

Snow a year28″60″

January low—11°F

July high—89°F

Growing season (days)—136d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 64th

Outdoors & history

OtisCollbran

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land1.7%—

Settled1882 —

Archive photos—2

Famous people born here2 —

Community

OtisCollbran

Library hours a week—28 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

C−OtisBetter than 23% of districts in the state D−CollbranBetter than 3% of districts in the state

Where they are

273 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OtisCO CollbranCO

Otis ↔ Collbran273 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.

Only big differences vs Colorado average

OtisCollbran

People

Population 521Highest 356Lowest

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

Median age 33.4±1.4Highest 11% below CO 30.2±8Lowest 20% 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 29.6%±4.4Highest CO: 21% 10.4%±14.8Lowest CO: 21%

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

Age 65+ 16.5%±4.8Lowest CO: 15.6% 18.3%±8.6Highest 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+ 19.8%Highest CO: 45.7% 15.6%Lowest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±2.7Lowest CO: 6.4% 8.7%±14.7Highest 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 $55,962±$7kHighest 41% below CO $50,833±$16kLowest 47% 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 $167,900±$17kLowest 69% below CO $246,600±$26kHighest 54% below CO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $822±$115 53% below CO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $582Lowest 78% below CO $667Highest 74% below CO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.8%±57.9Lowest CO: 52.9% 80%±100Highest 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 15.2%Lowest CO: 9.4% 41.3%Highest CO: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.8%Lowest CO: 66.2% 85.7%Highest CO: 66.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 37 yrs older than CO 1977Highest 11 yrs older than CO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest about the CO average 21 minLowest 17% below CO

Work from home 2.9%±2.4Lowest CO: 21% 4.2%±5.2Highest 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 6.8%Lowest 7.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.3 miHighest 33.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 0.96Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Yuma (8%)Grand Junction (21%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 9.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 171Highest 68.3Lowest

Schools

School district Otis School District No. R-3Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the county of Mesa

High school in town Otis Junior-Senior High SchoolPlateau Valley High School

Students per teacherat that high school 12.9Highest 8.2Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Otis neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Otis’s Town Square.

Collbran neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Collbran’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Otis and Collbran

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Towns like Otis

+ Compare

Fleming614 people · $170K homes

+ Compare

Hillrose285 people · $206K homes

+ Compare

Eckley332 people · $118K homes

+ Compare

Olney Springs557 people · $97K homes

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.

Otis vs Collbran

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Collbran

Collbran gets 32 more inches of snow a year

Grades and rankings, side by side

273 miles apart

What matters to you?

Ask the people who live there

Set another town beside Otis and Collbran

Towns like Otis

Post to Otis

Check your email