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Mancos is a small town of 1,174 people in Montezuma County, Colorado. It's about 41 miles from Farmington, NM and 249 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $820 a month.
1,174people
$353kTypical home
$820/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
57"Snow
285Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,174
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,840 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Denver, CO
- 41 mi to Farmington, NM
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,227/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,006 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CEZ airport
- 185 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,011 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montezuma County: R+21 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk