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Durango is a small city of 19,411 people in La Plata County, Colorado. It's about 39 miles from Farmington, NM and 237 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $668k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,411people
$668kTypical home
$1,636/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
66"Snow
285Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,411
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,098 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Denver, CO
- 39 mi to Farmington, NM
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $668k (≈$4,215/mo)
- Median rent $1,636/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (39 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 19% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DRO airport
- 169 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,716 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 84 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- La Plata County: D+19 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk