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Cortez is a big small town of 8,976 people in Montezuma County, Colorado. It's about 47 miles from Farmington, NM and 260 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $984 a month.
8,976people
$273kTypical home
$984/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
34"Snow
285Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,976
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,441 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Denver, CO
- 47 mi to Farmington, NM
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,721/mo)
- Median rent $984/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (521 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,921 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to CEZ airport
- 194 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,185 ft
- 496 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montezuma County: R+21 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk