Subarctic
Breckenridge, Colorado
Summit County, Colorado · Population 5k · 9,764 ft elevation
Living in Breckenridge
Breckenridge has a subarctic climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -1°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (115″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Breckenridge is an outdoor hub: about 77% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,600 ft around town.
Breckenridge at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 9,764 ft
- Average daily high
- 49°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 17°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 115″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,960 hrs64th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $757k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,438/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $133k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.43%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 268 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,226 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 81%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 77%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,576 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | -1°F | 0.9″ | 18.0″ | 212 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 1°F | 1.0″ | 17.0″ | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 8°F | 1.1″ | 17.5″ | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 45°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 17.3″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 55°F | 24°F | 1.3″ | 6.4″ | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 67°F | 30°F | 1.1″ | 0.7″ | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 36°F | 1.9″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 70°F | 35°F | 1.9″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 64°F | 27°F | 1.4″ | 1.1″ | 264 hrs |
| Oct | 52°F | 18°F | 1.0″ | 7.1″ | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 14.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 1°F | 0.9″ | 15.8″ | 185 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology