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Towaoc is a small town of 1,078 people in Montezuma County, Colorado. It's about 44 miles from Farmington, NM and 272 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $426k and rent runs about $424 a month.
1,078people
$426kTypical home
$424/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
50"Snow
285Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,078
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 301 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Denver, CO
- 44 mi to Farmington, NM
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $426k (≈$2,686/mo)
- Median rent $424/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,155 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CEZ airport
- 191 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,994 ft
- 483 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montezuma County: R+21 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very 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.