A town of 7,140, settled in 1881. A typical home worth about $164K.
The 3 things La Junta does most differently from other towns.
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The typical La Junta home is worth about $164,000, down 7% in a year, 69% below the Colorado typical home.
0.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City Park | — | 15 |
| 2. Tippy Martinez Softball Field | 0.2 mi | 7 |
| 3. Potter Park | — | 6 |
La Junta reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 95% report less.
About one in 3 of La Junta’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Colorado Springs (6%), Pueblo (5%) and Denver (4%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
The public schools La Junta’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Junta Intermediate School | 3–6 | 397 | C− |
| La Junta Primary School | K–2 | 296 | Not graded |
| La Junta Jr/Sr High School | 7–12 | 501 | C |
| Tiger Trades Academy | 5–12 | 90 | D |
La Junta beats the Colorado average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | La Junta | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 73.3% | 69.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.8% | 11.1% |
La Junta has chilly, snowy winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 9 places on the National Register.
9 places in La Junta on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Otero County, Colorado, United States
La Junta HOON-tə is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,322 at the 2020 United States census. La Junta is located on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado 68 miles (109 km) east of Pueblo. The city is the home of Otero College and hosts the annual Tarantula Fest.
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