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Center is a small town of 2,120 people in Saguache County, Colorado. It's about 89 miles from Pueblo, CO and 154 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $659 a month.
2,120people
$126kTypical home
$659/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
27"Snow
298Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,120
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,454 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Denver, CO
- 89 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$795/mo)
- Median rent $659/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ALS airport
- 106 mi to COS (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7,651 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saguache County: D+4 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.