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Country around Raton is a rural area of about 7,078 people in Colfax County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 105 miles from Pueblo, CO and 209 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $746 a month.
7,078people
$153kTypical home
$746/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
39"Snow
304Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,078 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Denver, CO
- 105 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 93 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$965/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to TSM airport
- 142 mi to COS (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,277 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colfax County: R+14 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High 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