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La Veta is a tiny town of 804 people in Huerfano County, Colorado. It's about 57 miles from Pueblo, CO and 156 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $767 a month.
804people
$389kTypical home
$767/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
88"Snow
296Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 804
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 588 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Denver, CO
- 57 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,455/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 69
- 8% of households have kids
- 50% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to ALS airport
- 91 mi to COS (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,044 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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 36% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huerfano County: R+9 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.