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Springfield is a small town of 1,384 people in Baca County, Colorado. It's about 124 miles from Pueblo, CO and 204 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $588 a month.
1,384people
$134kTypical home
$588/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
23"Snow
296Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,384
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,229 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Denver, CO
- 124 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$846/mo)
- Median rent $588/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (310 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 95 mi to LBL airport
- 149 mi to COS (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,374 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 112 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 81 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baca County: R+70 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk