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La Junta is a big small town of 7,140 people in Otero County, Colorado. It's about 61 miles from Pueblo, CO and 143 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $642 a month.
7,140people
$195kTypical home
$642/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
34"Snow
301Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,140
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,234 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Denver, CO
- 61 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,228/mo)
- Median rent $642/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to PUB airport
- 85 mi to COS (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,124 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Otero County: R+26 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk