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Living in Romeo, CO

Romeo is a tiny town of 387 people in Conejos County, Colorado. It's about 104 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 189 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $689 a month.

387people
$124kTypical home
$689/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
30"Snow
296Sunny days
53Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 387
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 1,661 people per sq mi
  • 189 mi to Denver, CO
  • 104 mi to Santa Fe, NM
  • 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
  • Median rent $689/mo
  • Median household income $45k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 81°F
  • Winter highs around 35°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
  • 296 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
  • 69 cloudy days a year
  • 22 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 53 days a year with rain or snow
  • 30" of snow a year
  • 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 70 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (93 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 39
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 20% are 65 or older
  • 21% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 25 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 19 mi to ALS airport
  • 133 mi to COS (major hub)
  • 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 78% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1985
  • 87% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 7,743 ft
  • 579 mi to the ocean
  • 149 mi to a big lake
  • 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 45 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 16 mi to the nearest campground
  • 1 golf course within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 21 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
  • 3 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 51 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 19% of Colorado districts (reading)
  • 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 7 mi to the nearest vet
  • 22 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 21 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Conejos County: R+18 in 2024
  • Colorado: D+11 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Very low tornado risk
  • Very low 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

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