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Dolores is a tiny town of 918 people in Montezuma County, Colorado. It's about 53 miles from Farmington, NM and 251 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $741 a month.
918people
$308kTypical home
$741/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
69"Snow
285Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 918
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,232 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Denver, CO
- 53 mi to Farmington, NM
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,943/mo)
- Median rent $741/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,155 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 16% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CEZ airport
- 198 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,982 ft
- 505 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montezuma County: R+21 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk