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Country around Bayfield is a rural area of about 8,838 people in La Plata County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Farmington, NM and 222 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,838people
$460kTypical home
$1,491/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
96"Snow
285Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 8,838 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Denver, CO
- 52 mi to Farmington, NM
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,899/mo)
- Median rent $1,491/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (39 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DRO airport
- 165 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,766 ft
- 527 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- La Plata County: D+19 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk