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Country around Boone is a rural area of about 814 people in Pueblo County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 19 miles from Pueblo, CO and 95 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
814people
$234kTypical home
$1,431/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
17"Snow
285Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 814 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Denver, CO
- 19 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,475/mo)
- Median rent $1,431/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 42 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 25 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 58
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PUB airport
- 31 mi to COS (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,010 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.