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Fort Garland is a tiny town of 446 people in Costilla County, Colorado. It's about 73 miles from Pueblo, CO and 164 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $933 a month.
446people
$259kTypical home
$933/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
43"Snow
296Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 446
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,186 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Denver, CO
- 73 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 71 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,630/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 31
- 41% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ALS airport
- 103 mi to COS (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,956 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 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
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Costilla County: D+15 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
- 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.