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Blende is a tiny town of 623 people in Pueblo County, Colorado. It's about 3 miles from Pueblo, CO and 106 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
623people
$293kTypical home
$1,409/moRent
93° / 48°Summer / winter
24"Snow
285Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 623
- Part of a metro area
- About 743 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Denver, CO
- 3 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,847/mo)
- Median rent $1,409/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 25 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 51
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PUB airport
- 39 mi to COS (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,738 ft
- 686 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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