Living in Granada, CO
Granada is a tiny town of 447 people in Prowers County, Colorado. It's about 126 miles from Pueblo, CO and 181 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $754 a month.
447people
$138kTypical home
$754/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
23"Snow
292Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 447
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 653 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Denver, CO
- 126 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$870/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to GCK airport
- 139 mi to COS (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,491 ft
- 709 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 162 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 121 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 131 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 80 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prowers County: R+51 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.