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Arboles is a tiny town of 389 people in Archuleta County, Colorado. It's about 46 miles from Farmington, NM and 234 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $344k and rent runs about $1k a month.
389people
$344kTypical home
$1,432/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
35"Snow
285Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 389
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 75 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Denver, CO
- 46 mi to Farmington, NM
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $344k (≈$2,169/mo)
- Median rent $1,432/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DRO airport
- 144 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,352 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 90 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Archuleta County: R+14 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.