Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Antonito’s median age is 56.9 years, above both the Colorado town median (38.3 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 160 in Colorado we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Antonito. Its National Register listings include Palace Hotel and S.P.M.D.T.U. Concilio Superior. Antonito has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Antonito beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 315 in 1890, a peak of 1,255 in 1950, 647 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and a map from 1967 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Antonito, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Antonito.
Commuting out is the norm in Antonito: just over a tenth of working residents work locally. In Antonito, nearly a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. The average commute for Antonito comes to 21 minutes, against 25 minutes in Colorado’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 182, to 299.
| Antonito | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $35,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 7.7% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Antonito home is worth about $222,000, up 2.4% in a year, 58% below the Colorado typical home. Among households in the town, 75% are owner-occupiers.
| Antonito | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $640 a month | $1,808 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among 160 Colorado towns, just 10 have a lower midsummer high than Antonito. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 5° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Antonito’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 32% to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Antonito sits below just over three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For adults in Antonito, the share who have high blood pressure is 35%. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Antonito is ahead of Colorado on 4 and behind on 12. No town among the 160 in Colorado we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Antonito.
| Antonito | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 8.4% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 15% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Antonito | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 19% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.3% | 22.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 25.4% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Antonito; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Antonito residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Where Antonito’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Antonito on the National Register of Historic Places.
Statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States
Antonito (in Spanish Antoñito) is a statutory town located in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 647 at the 2020 United States census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Antonito has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Joe Mondragon and Carlos F. Lucero.
