Mountain West

Durango

La Plata County, CO

Population

19,148

Walk Score

94 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$1,404

Median home value

$569,100

Founded

1880

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad · listed 1966
  • East Third Avenue Historic Residential District · listed 1984
  • Main Avenue Historic District · listed 1980
  • Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District · listed 1972

Notable landmarks

  • Animas Canon Toll Road · listed 2017
  • Animas City School · listed 2019
  • Colorado Ute Power Plant · listed 1983
  • Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 · listed 2008
  • Durango High School · listed 2001
  • Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site · listed 1985
  • Main Post Office
  • Newman Block · listed 1979
  • Ochsner Hospital · listed 1995
  • Rochester Hotel · listed 1996
  • Smiley Junior High School · listed 2002
  • Cascade Boy Scout Camp · listed 1988

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