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Country around Las Animas is a rural area of about 4,729 people in Bent County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Pueblo, CO and 157 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,729people
$134kTypical home
$1,196/moRent
94° / 47°Summer / winter
17"Snow
301Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,729 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Denver, CO
- 81 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$846/mo)
- Median rent $1,196/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (270 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,838 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to PUB airport
- 103 mi to COS (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,150 ft
- 729 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 84 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bent County: R+39 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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