Living in Avondale, CO
Avondale is a tiny town of 338 people in Pueblo County, Colorado. It's about 14 miles from Pueblo, CO and 109 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
338people
$164kTypical home
$1,111/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
22"Snow
285Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 338
- Part of a metro area
- About 538 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $1,111/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (328 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,337 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 18% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PUB airport
- 44 mi to COS (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,570 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pueblo County: R+5 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.