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A town of 1,250 people in Colorado
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Colorado [Adams County - Las Animas County (part)]1940
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About Ignacio

Town in Colorado, United States
852Population
0.4 sq miArea
6,516 ftElevation

Ignacio (Ute dialect: Piinuu) is a Statutory town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The population was 852 at the 2020 United States census. Ignacio is the headquarters of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.

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ZIP code81137
Area code970
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Housing in Ignacio

$471K▲ 0.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Ignacio home is worth about $471,000, up 0.7% in a year, 12% below the Colorado typical home.

Only 1 sale in April 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Ignacio

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Ignacio has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent2
Property8
Reported in 202310
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Health in Ignacio

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9worse than CO

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Animas Surgical HospitalDurango · 15.7 mi · ER
Durango Integrated HealthcareDurango · 15.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade D

The public schools Ignacio’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 86% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictIgnacio School District No. 11JtSchools4

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.

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