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Pagosa Springs is a small town of 2,090 people in Archuleta County, Colorado. It's about 74 miles from Farmington, NM and 207 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,090people
$375kTypical home
$1,172/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
57"Snow
285Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,090
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 413 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Denver, CO
- 74 mi to Farmington, NM
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,362/mo)
- Median rent $1,172/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (492 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,736 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DRO airport
- 155 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,376 ft
- 544 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Archuleta County: R+14 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk