Chromo, Colorado.
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to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,308 (+89%) since Jan 2020.
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Colorado$2,777
- United States$1,922
Living in Chromo, Archuleta County, Colorado
The Census does not count Chromo on its own, so the figures here are Archuleta County's. Half the county's households earn more than $83,065 a year and half less; 8% of the county's people live below the poverty line. 80% of the county's homes are lived in by their owners and 20% are rented. Unemployment in Archuleta County was 4.3% in August 2026, and the county had 0.6% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Archuleta County work in schools and health care, then professional services.
Written by AI Claude Haiku 5.5 wrote this on 22 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Chromo is a small community in Archuleta County in southern Colorado. Across the county, most homes are lived in by their owners, and the population is older than in most of the country. Winters are colder than most of the country and bring heavy snow, while summers are warm.
Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, or in professional and business services. Others work in shops, or in restaurants, hotels and entertainment. Unemployment is a little higher than it was a year ago, though the county had slightly more jobs last year than the year before.
Things to do. The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, a museum, is one of the best known places nearby and is a longer drive away. The San Juan River, also a longer drive away, is the first river on the local list. East Fork Rio Chama, a river a short drive away, is an easier outing for an afternoon.
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- 5,921households
- 52.1median age
- 41%of adults have a degree
- 8%below the poverty line
- 22 mintypical commute
- 18%work from home
What people in Archuleta County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Archuleta County had 4,904 jobs in 2025, 0.6% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 38° and lows near 7°; warmest in July, with highs near 80° and lows near 46°. About 92 inches of snow and 22 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Chama weather station, 11 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Archuleta County
- Archuleta County School District No. 50 JtSchool district230FTE
- Wolf Creek Ski AreaAlpine skiing facilities without accommodations202
- Pagosa Springs Medical CenterCritical access hospital183FTE
- WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters140
- King SoopersSupermarkets and other grocery except convenience stores121
- Pine Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthecare CenterSkilled nursing facilities65
- Forest ServiceFederal government · Department of Agriculture52
- Wyndham Vacation OwnershipHotels and motels51
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 7 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 620 people in all. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24), hospitals from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and federal offices from OPM's federal workforce data (2026); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- WildfireRelatively moderate
- LandslidesRelatively moderate
- Winter weatherRelatively moderate
- LightningRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across Archuleta County, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Archuleta County.
Chromo home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Chromo10
Zip codes with a Chromo address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Chromo — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.
Zillow publishes no zip-level series with this city on the address.