CO area data
Blanca, CO
Blanca, CO.
Population: 606 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $180,279
- 1-year appreciation
- -12.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- -16.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- -6.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +30.2%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $220,209
- House Price Index
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 105.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 14.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve (25 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Blanca Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (ALS) (16 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -1 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,987
- Median annual property tax
- $721
- Households with broadband internet
- 32.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 610
- Average weekly wage
- $812
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Health Care, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 145
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