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McClave is a tiny town of 128 people in Bent County, Colorado. It's about 96 miles from Pueblo, CO and 157 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $1k a month.
128people
$137kTypical home
$1,162/moRent
95° / 46°Summer / winter
14"Snow
292Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 128
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 67 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Denver, CO
- 96 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 96 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$863/mo)
- Median rent $1,162/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (270 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,838 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to PUB airport
- 110 mi to COS (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,865 ft
- 731 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 91 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bent County: R+39 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.