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Colorado City is a small town of 1,615 people in Pueblo County, Colorado. It's about 26 miles from Pueblo, CO and 126 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 121 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,615people
$259kTypical home
$1,270/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
121"Snow
301Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,615
- Part of a metro area
- About 108 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Denver, CO
- 26 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,634/mo)
- Median rent $1,270/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 121" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to PUB airport
- 60 mi to COS (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,922 ft
- 660 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.