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Telluride is a small town of 2,160 people in San Miguel County, Colorado. It's about 84 miles from Farmington, NM and 202 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 134 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $721k and rent runs about $3k a month.
2,160people
$721kTypical home
$3,056/moRent
75° / 34°Summer / winter
134"Snow
285Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,160
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 977 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Denver, CO
- 84 mi to Farmington, NM
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $721k (≈$4,545/mo)
- Median rent $3,056/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 134" of snow a year
- 39 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k)
- Low property crime (916 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 82% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 9 min
- 43% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TEX airport
- 179 mi to COS (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,059 ft
- 553 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Miguel County: D+49 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- 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.