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Alamosa is a big small town of 9,879 people in Alamosa County, Colorado. It's about 88 miles from Pueblo, CO and 167 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $837 a month.
9,879people
$225kTypical home
$837/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
30"Snow
296Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,879
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,240 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Denver, CO
- 88 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,420/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 88 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (748 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,436 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ALS airport
- 112 mi to COS (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7,556 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Alamosa County: R+11 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk