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Living in Antonito, CO

Antonito is a tiny town of 579 people in Conejos County, Colorado. It's about 98 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 195 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $640 a month.

579people
$86kTypical home
$640/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
30"Snow
298Sunny days
53Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 579
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 1,356 people per sq mi
  • 195 mi to Denver, CO
  • 98 mi to Santa Fe, NM
  • 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $86k (≈$540/mo)
  • Median rent $640/mo
  • Median household income $35k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 80°F
  • Winter highs around 34°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
  • 298 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
  • 67 cloudy days a year
  • 19 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 53 days a year with rain or snow
  • 30" of snow a year
  • 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 73 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (93 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 57
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 23% are 65 or older
  • 18% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 23 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 26 mi to ALS airport
  • 139 mi to COS (major hub)
  • 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 83% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1961
  • 72% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 7,897 ft
  • 573 mi to the ocean
  • 145 mi to a big lake
  • 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 42 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 12 mi to the nearest campground
  • No golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 2 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 46 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 1% of Colorado districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 14 mi to the nearest vet
  • 29 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 28 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Conejos County: R+18 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
  • High winter storm risk
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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