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Country around Pagosa Springs is a rural area of about 13,091 people in Archuleta County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Farmington, NM and 208 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $486k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,091people
$486kTypical home
$1,448/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
76"Snow
285Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 13,091 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Denver, CO
- 71 mi to Farmington, NM
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,065/mo)
- Median rent $1,448/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to DRO airport
- 157 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,602 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Archuleta County: R+14 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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