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Sanford is a small town of 1,142 people in Conejos County, Colorado. It's about 99 miles from Pueblo, CO and 182 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 $172k and rent runs about $880 a month.
1,142people
$172kTypical home
$880/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
30"Snow
296Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,142
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 782 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Denver, CO
- 99 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 87 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,083/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 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 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ALS airport
- 125 mi to COS (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7,609 ft
- 586 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.