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Rocky Ford is a small town of 3,815 people in Otero County, Colorado. It's about 51 miles from Pueblo, CO and 134 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $775 a month.
3,815people
$144kTypical home
$775/moRent
93° / 48°Summer / winter
25"Snow
297Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,815
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,272 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Denver, CO
- 51 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$907/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (496 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,488 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to PUB airport
- 74 mi to COS (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,193 ft
- 712 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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