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Swink is a tiny town of 422 people in Otero County, Colorado. It's about 56 miles from Pueblo, CO and 138 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $839 a month.
422people
$163kTypical home
$839/moRent
93° / 47°Summer / winter
27"Snow
297Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 422
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,507 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Denver, CO
- 56 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,028/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,616 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to PUB airport
- 80 mi to COS (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,121 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otero County: R+26 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low 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.