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Country around Lamar is a rural area of about 9,045 people in Prowers County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 109 miles from Pueblo, CO and 173 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $856 a month.
9,045people
$159kTypical home
$856/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
26"Snow
296Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 9,045 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Denver, CO
- 109 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 97 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,001/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 103 mi to PUB airport
- 126 mi to COS (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,891 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 104 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 113 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 93 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prowers County: R+51 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk