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Country around La Veta is a rural area of about 1,559 people in Huerfano County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Pueblo, CO and 165 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $399k and rent runs about $789 a month.
1,559people
$399kTypical home
$789/moRent
75° / 33°Summer / winter
96"Snow
296Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,559 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Denver, CO
- 67 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $399k (≈$2,514/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 69
- 6% of households have kids
- 51% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ALS airport
- 101 mi to COS (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,672 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huerfano County: R+9 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
- High 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.