Conejos
Colorado

What stands out

If you had to describe Conejos County in numbers, start here: the average temperature is in the bottom 3% of American counties (42°F), winter sunshine is in the top 3% of American counties (2.2 on the USDA scale), and the property tax rate is in the bottom 6% of American counties (0.42%). Within Colorado it ranks 18th of 64 counties for the average temperature, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Conejos County, Colorado. 7,553 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.9% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -56).

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 $44,093 a year, lower than 89% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $41,310. Unemployment runs 3.2%, lower than 58% of American counties. 13% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 22 minutes each way.

Colorado takes 4.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,940 a year.

Home

The median home costs $217K, cheaper than 57% of American counties, about 2.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $640 a month. Property tax is 0.42% of home value, roughly $645 a year on that median home, lower than 94% of American counties. 79% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 62% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 39 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 72.7 years, shorter than 82% of American counties. There are 4 active physicians in the county, about 5.3 per 10,000 people. 11.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.32 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 79% of American counties. 90% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 8 points. 73% 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 42°F, highs near 57 and lows near 28, colder than 97% of American counties. About 15 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 6 out of 100, safer than 94% of American counties; the county has had 7 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 202 Mbps down, faster than 51% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation.