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La Jara is a tiny town of 522 people in Conejos County, Colorado. It's about 101 miles from Pueblo, CO and 182 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $748 a month.
522people
$142kTypical home
$748/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
30"Snow
296Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 522
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,279 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Denver, CO
- 101 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 88 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$894/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ALS airport
- 126 mi to COS (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7,609 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Conejos County: R+18 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
- High 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.