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Country around Pleasant View is a rural area of about 432 people in Montezuma County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 62 miles from Farmington, NM and 270 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $942 a month.
432people
$372kTypical home
$942/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
24"Snow
285Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 432 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 270 mi to Denver, CO
- 62 mi to Farmington, NM
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $372k (≈$2,346/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,155 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to CEZ airport
- 210 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,250 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montezuma County: R+21 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.