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Salida is a big small town of 5,861 people in Chaffee County, Colorado. It's about 71 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 104 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $649k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,861people
$649kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
37"Snow
285Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,861
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,083 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Denver, CO
- 71 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $649k (≈$4,089/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (499 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to GUC airport
- 73 mi to COS (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,103 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chaffee County: D+14 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk