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Cheraw is a tiny town of 188 people in Otero County, Colorado. It's about 61 miles from Pueblo, CO and 136 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $1k a month.
188people
$125kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
14"Snow
297Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 188
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,044 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Denver, CO
- 61 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,616 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to PUB airport
- 80 mi to COS (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,144 ft
- 723 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otero County: R+26 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low 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.