Serving the Durango area.
Area Information
La Plata County is located in the southwestern part of Colorado. The area includes Durango, Bayfield, Hesperus and neighbors San Juan, Montezuma, Archuleta, Dolores and Hinsdale counties.
The Durango area has endless outdoor recreation and is known to offer a less busy and crowded mountain living lifestyle vs. Telluride, Breckenridge, Steamboat, Vail and other rivaling resort communities in Colorado. There are several lakes, hiking/biking trails, river rafting and the big winter draw are the two ski resorts- Purgatory and Wolf Creek.
A few other local attractions include the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Trail, various top rate golf courses, and the Durango Hot Springs.
Throughout the year you can find local events for the family to enjoy. The iron horse bike classic, multiple wine and beer festivals, music in the mountains, snowdown, and the film festival attract tourist in all seasons.
Stats
Estimated Population- roughly 56,000 people
Average In-Town Residential Sale Price 2022- $682,532
Average Durango Mountain Residential Sale Price 2022- $880,135
Average Rural Residential Sale Price- $873,035
Statistics provided by census.gov & CREN.
What’s Nearby?
Central Durango provides several roadway options to get to nearby attractions including Denver, Summit County, Telluride, and south to Farmington, NM.
The nearest airport is Durango La Plata.
Durango sits just under 6 hours from Denver, approx. 3 1/2 hours to Albuquerque, NM, and about 6 1/2 horus to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Other locations within close proximity include Moab, UT, Taos and Santa Fe, NM, as well as Pagosa and Telluride, CO.