Best PlacesChromo, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chromo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Chromo ranks 12,999th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Chromo
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Chromo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chromo ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 167 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
Where Chromo ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chromo
A household needs to earn about $175,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chromo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $125,098, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Chromo's effective rate of 0.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Chromo
Chromo runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chromo.
Who works in Chromo, and how
Work in Chromo centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 39%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Chromo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chromo.
What the weather is like in Chromo, month by month
Chromo sees roughly 167 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 25° | 13° |
| April | 60° | 44° | 29° |
| July | 84° | 67° | 51° |
| October | 63° | 47° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Chromo
The nearest airport, Durango-La Plata County, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chromo
Schools across Chromo average a D+, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pagosa Springs Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pagosa Springs Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Pagosa Springs High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chromo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chromo measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Chromo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chromo
Is Chromo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chromo ranks 12,999th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on an educated workforce, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on an overheated housing market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chromo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $717,303. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $125,098 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Chromo safe?
Chromo is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $625 per resident a year.
Compare Chromo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chromo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chromo represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Chromo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chromo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chromo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chromo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chromo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chromo detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.