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Raton is a big small town of 6,026 people in Colfax County, New Mexico. It's about 96 miles from Pueblo, CO and 200 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $741 a month.
6,026people
$134kTypical home
$741/moRent
84° / 47°Summer / winter
27"Snow
304Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,026
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 757 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Denver, CO
- 96 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 96 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$847/mo)
- Median rent $741/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (483 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to TSM airport
- 133 mi to COS (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,565 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colfax County: R+14 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High 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