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Country around Dolores is a rural area of about 5,191 people in Montezuma County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Farmington, NM and 225 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 94 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $392k and rent runs about $891 a month.
5,191people
$392kTypical home
$891/moRent
68° / 27°Summer / winter
94"Snow
285Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,191 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Denver, CO
- 66 mi to Farmington, NM
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $392k (≈$2,472/mo)
- Median rent $891/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 94" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,155 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TEX airport
- 201 mi to COS (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 11,195 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 55 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