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Country around Springfield is a rural area of about 1,865 people in Baca County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 119 miles from Pueblo, CO and 200 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $626 a month.
1,865people
$132kTypical home
$626/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
23"Snow
296Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,865 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Denver, CO
- 119 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$832/mo)
- Median rent $626/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 100 mi to LBL airport
- 144 mi to COS (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,508 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 114 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baca County: R+70 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk