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Ignacio is a small town of 1,250 people in La Plata County, Colorado. It's about 39 miles from Farmington, NM and 236 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,250people
$246kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
45"Snow
285Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,441 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Denver, CO
- 39 mi to Farmington, NM
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,553/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 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 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DRO airport
- 155 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,480 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 95 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