Cortez.
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Colorado·Montezuma County
3 tracts·4K people·$273K median·663/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cortez is $272,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Cortez has 8,976 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 36.4; the population is 62.1% White, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Other, 7.7% Multiracial, 0.5% Asian and 0.1% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Kemper Elementary School (31%), Children's Kiva Montessori School (24%) and Mesa Elementary School (21%) lead the elementary schools; Montezuma-Cortez Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (24%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $984/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Cortez is $54,247 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Cortez, median rent is $984/month and the median home value is $272,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Cortez reported 6.7 violent crimes and 36.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 29 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 12 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cortez are lightning (99), wildfire (88) and winter weather (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Cortez scores 9.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).