Best PlacesConejos County, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Conejos County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Conejos County ranks 1,992nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Conejos County
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.
Conejos County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Conejos County ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 157 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of counties
- QuietBetter than 94% of counties
Where Conejos County ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of counties
- Household income$50,180 median, better than only 8% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Conejos County
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Conejos County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $50,180; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Conejos County's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Conejos County
Conejos County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Conejos County.
Who works in Conejos County, and how
Work in Conejos County centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Conejos County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Conejos County.
Is Conejos County growing, and who is moving in?
Conejos County has lost about 8% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dallas, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Conejos County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Conejos County, month by month
Conejos County sees roughly 157 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near -1. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 17° | -1° |
| April | 64° | 45° | 23° |
| July | 86° | 66° | 46° |
| October | 67° | 45° | 24° |
Flying in and out of Conejos County
The nearest airport, San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around Conejos County
Schools across Conejos County average a C, better than 30% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- La Jara Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Manassa Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Sanford Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centauri Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Antonito Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Ortega Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Alamosa High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Sanford Junior/senior High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Centauri High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Conejos County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Conejos County 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 Conejos County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Conejos County
Is Conejos County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Conejos County ranks 1,992nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on heat safety, clean air, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Conejos County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,164. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $50,180 median income, cost of living beats 5% of counties.
Is Conejos County safe?
Conejos County is safer than 31% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $579 per resident a year.
Compare Conejos County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Conejos County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Conejos County 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.
Conejos County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Conejos County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Conejos County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Conejos County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Conejos County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Conejos County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
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