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South Fork is a tiny town of 724 people in Rio Grande County, Colorado. It's about 106 miles from Farmington, NM and 173 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $882 a month.
724people
$424kTypical home
$882/moRent
80° / 35°Summer / winter
42"Snow
298Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 724
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 285 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Denver, CO
- 106 mi to Farmington, NM
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,672/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 84 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,932 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to ALS airport
- 131 mi to COS (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,222 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rio Grande County: R+23 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.