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Country around South Fork is a rural area of about 1,363 people in Rio Grande County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 103 miles from Farmington, NM and 176 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $511k and rent runs about $935 a month.
1,363people
$511kTypical home
$935/moRent
79° / 35°Summer / winter
43"Snow
298Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,363 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Denver, CO
- 103 mi to Farmington, NM
- 71 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $511k (≈$3,224/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 85 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,067 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to ALS airport
- 134 mi to COS (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,370 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rio Grande County: R+23 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk