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Country around Walsh is a rural area of about 829 people in Baca County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 144 miles from Pueblo, CO and 219 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $583 a month.
829people
$139kTypical home
$583/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
23"Snow
296Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 829 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Denver, CO
- 144 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$877/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 15 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 57
- 17% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to LBL airport
- 167 mi to COS (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,875 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 159 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 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
- 104 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 144 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 64 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.