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North La Junta is a tiny town of 535 people in Otero County, Colorado. It's about 62 miles from Pueblo, CO and 142 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $1k a month.
535people
$121kTypical home
$1,139/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
33"Snow
301Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 535
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 393 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Denver, CO
- 62 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $1,139/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,616 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to PUB airport
- 85 mi to COS (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,042 ft
- 718 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 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
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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