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Walsenburg is a small town of 3,072 people in Huerfano County, Colorado. It's about 45 miles from Pueblo, CO and 147 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $791 a month.
3,072people
$147kTypical home
$791/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
92"Snow
301Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,072
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,027 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Denver, CO
- 45 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$929/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to PUB airport
- 81 mi to COS (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,237 ft
- 649 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huerfano County: R+9 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very 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.