CO area data
Fort Garland, CO
Fort Garland, CO.
Population: 1,085 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $248,297
- 1-year appreciation
- -2.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +3.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- +12.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +71.8%
- All-time peak (2025-02)
- $260,805
- House Price Index
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 3
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%
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 (29 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Trinchera Ranch Airstrip (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (ALS) (25 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.3 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -1 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,997
- Median annual property tax
- $906
- Households with broadband internet
- 71.1%
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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