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Arriba is a tiny town of 307 people in Lincoln County, Colorado. It's about 85 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 92 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $606 a month.
307people
$110kTypical home
$606/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
29"Snow
281Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 307
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 615 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Denver, CO
- 85 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$695/mo)
- Median rent $606/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (414 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,153 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 18% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to COS airport
- 83 mi to COS (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,246 ft
- 786 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 84 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+65 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk