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Blanca is a tiny town of 230 people in Costilla County, Colorado. It's about 76 miles from Pueblo, CO and 164 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
230people
$164kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
35"Snow
296Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 230
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 125 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Denver, CO
- 76 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 71 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,031/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ALS airport
- 104 mi to COS (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,763 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Costilla County: D+15 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
- 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.