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Del Norte is a small town of 1,653 people in Rio Grande County, Colorado. It's about 103 miles from Pueblo, CO and 164 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $861 a month.
1,653people
$184kTypical home
$861/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
38"Snow
298Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,653
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,535 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Denver, CO
- 103 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,163/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,570 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ALS airport
- 119 mi to COS (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,901 ft
- 589 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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