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Country around Saguache is a rural area of about 1,183 people in Saguache County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 95 miles from Pueblo, CO and 139 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,183people
$198kTypical home
$1,035/moRent
78° / 32°Summer / winter
67"Snow
275Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,183 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Denver, CO
- 95 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,247/mo)
- Median rent $1,035/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (805 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to GUC airport
- 101 mi to COS (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,645 ft
- 611 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saguache County: D+4 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk