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Bayfield is a small town of 2,901 people in La Plata County, Colorado. It's about 46 miles from Farmington, NM and 228 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $413k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,901people
$413kTypical home
$1,236/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
99"Snow
285Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,901
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,439 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Denver, CO
- 46 mi to Farmington, NM
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $413k (≈$2,601/mo)
- Median rent $1,236/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (36 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (521 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 40% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DRO airport
- 161 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,979 ft
- 522 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 87 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- La Plata County: D+19 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk