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Pritchett is a tiny town of 142 people in Baca County, Colorado. It's about 114 miles from Pueblo, CO and 198 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $477 a month.
142people
$123kTypical home
$477/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
32"Snow
296Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 609 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Denver, CO
- 114 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 90 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$775/mo)
- Median rent $477/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 107 mi to LBL airport
- 141 mi to COS (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,820 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 109 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 90 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baca County: R+70 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.