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Country around Blanca is a rural area of about 606 people in Costilla County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Pueblo, CO and 167 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
606people
$169kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
33"Snow
296Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 606 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Denver, CO
- 79 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ALS airport
- 107 mi to COS (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,710 ft
- 607 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Costilla County: D+15 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.