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Lamar is a big small town of 7,611 people in Prowers County, Colorado. It's about 109 miles from Pueblo, CO and 169 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $858 a month.
7,611people
$153kTypical home
$858/moRent
94° / 45°Summer / winter
30"Snow
292Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,611
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,459 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Denver, CO
- 109 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 96 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$964/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (9 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,111 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 103 mi to PUB airport
- 124 mi to COS (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,662 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 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
- 104 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 51 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