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Country around Hooper is a rural area of about 305 people in Alamosa County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Pueblo, CO and 150 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $637 a month.
305people
$193kTypical home
$637/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
35"Snow
296Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 305 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Denver, CO
- 76 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,219/mo)
- Median rent $637/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (561 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,847 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ALS airport
- 96 mi to COS (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7,546 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 75 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alamosa County: R+11 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
- Low 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.