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San Luis is a tiny town of 560 people in Costilla County, Colorado. It's about 86 miles from Pueblo, CO and 179 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $926 a month.
560people
$99kTypical home
$926/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
56"Snow
296Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 560
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 988 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Denver, CO
- 86 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$623/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ALS airport
- 118 mi to COS (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,993 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Costilla County: D+15 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
- Moderate 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.