Archuleta
Colorado

What stands out

If you had to describe Archuleta County in numbers, start here: the home price against local income is among the most stretched in America (5.5 years of income), the property tax rate is in the bottom 3% of American counties (0.34%), and the median home price is in the top 4% of American counties ($575K). Within Colorado it ranks 9th of 64 counties for the home price against local income.

Where you are

You live in Archuleta County, Colorado. 13,509 people live here with you. The population grew 1.4% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +236).

Colorado's flat income tax is 4.4%, and the TABOR amendment refunds revenue above a spending cap back to taxpayers in strong years. Front Range home prices roughly doubled between 2013 and 2023. The state taxes Social Security for residents under 65 but exempts it fully at 65 and over. Wildfire and hail drive homeowner insurance costs along the mountains and plains respectively.

Money

The typical household here brings in $66,813 a year, higher than 67% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $49,060. Unemployment runs 3.2%, lower than 60% of American counties. 16% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 19 minutes each way.

Colorado takes 4.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,940 a year.

Home

The median home costs $575K, pricier than 96% of American counties, about 5.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,110 a month. Property tax is 0.34% of home value, roughly $1,454 a year on that median home, lower than 97% of American counties. 76% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than 75% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 26 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 80.9 years, longer than 95% of American counties. There are 30 active physicians in the county, about 22.2 per 10,000 people. 11.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.77 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 86% of American counties. 95% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 16 points. 83% of eligible voters turned out. Under Colorado law you can get a concealed-carry permit on request, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 46°F, highs near 61 and lows near 31, colder than 89% of American counties. About 19 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 15 out of 100, safer than 85% of American counties; the county has had 8 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 76 Mbps down, slower than 93% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.