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Country around La Jara is a rural area of about 1,893 people in Conejos County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 108 miles from Pueblo, CO and 184 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $718 a month.
1,893people
$240kTypical home
$718/moRent
79° / 33°Summer / winter
31"Snow
298Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,893 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Denver, CO
- 108 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 90 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,512/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 85 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ALS airport
- 131 mi to COS (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,993 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Conejos County: R+18 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk