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Rico is a tiny town of 414 people in Dolores County, Colorado. It's about 65 miles from Farmington, NM and 222 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 126 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $560k and rent runs about $2k a month.
414people
$560kTypical home
$1,625/moRent
77° / 36°Summer / winter
126"Snow
285Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 414
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 611 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Denver, CO
- 65 mi to Farmington, NM
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $560k (≈$3,534/mo)
- Median rent $1,625/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 126" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 79 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TEX airport
- 196 mi to COS (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,777 ft
- 532 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dolores County: R+53 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.