Lamar
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About Lamar
City in Colorado, United StatesLamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Prowers County, Colorado. The city population was 7,687 at the 2020 United States census. The city was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, a Confederate soldier and diplomat who wrote the Mississippi Secession Ordinance, and after the Civil War, went on to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Lamar is the home of Lamar Community College, and is the largest city in southeastern Colorado.
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Housing in Lamar
The typical Lamar home is worth about $177,000, down 0.8% in a year, 67% below the Colorado typical home.
Safety in Lamar
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Lamar's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Lamar
Full picture →49% of Lamar’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Denver (4%), Colorado Springs (3%) and Pueblo (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Health in Lamar
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 37% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 69% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Colorado
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Lamar
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Lamar
Full climate →Lamar has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Lamar
All Lamar schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Lamar’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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