Moving to Telluride, Colorado

Telluride is located at 320 km southwest of Denver. It is located in Colorado’s southwestern corner, the ski resort of Telluride was for years relatively inaccessible and undiscovered. But then the airport -the second highest in the nation was built in the late 1980s.Telluride has a wide range of conditions, and the choices have gotten even better with the opening of the new Prospect Bowl area.

Population: 2,221. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,303 (+3.7% change)
Males: 1,224 (55.1%), Females: 997 (44.9%)

San Miguel County

Zip code: 81435

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $51,937
Median house value: $566,500

Population by Race

Races in Telluride:

• White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
• Hispanic (7.2%)
• Other race (4.1%)
• Two or more races (1.4%)
• American Indian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (15.0%), German (14.5%), Irish (12.9%), United States (7.6%), Italian (7.2%), Scottish (4.5%).

Elevation: 8792 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Telluride

• High school or higher: 95.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 58.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Telluride town

• Never married: 55.3%
• Now married: 29.8%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 0.6%
• Divorced: 11.4%

5.7% Foreign born (2.7% Europe, 2.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +850 (+62.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Telluride:

• MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; MONTROSE, CO)
• MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF DURANGO (about 45 miles; DURANGO, CO)
• DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 58 miles; DELTA, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Telluride:

• TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 6 miles; TELLURIDE, CO; Abbreviation: TEX)
• MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; MONTROSE, CO; Abbreviation: MTJ)
• DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 55 miles; DURANGO, CO; Abbreviation: DRO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Telluride:

• ANIMAS AIR PARK (about 51 miles; DURANGO, CO; Abbreviation: 00C)
• CRAWFORD (about 54 miles; CRAWFORD, CO; Abbreviation: 99V)
• HOPKINS FIELD (about 55 miles; NUCLA, CO; Abbreviation: 6V6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Telluride:

• FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DURANGO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
• WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 81 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
• SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 83 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
• MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 93 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
• COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 114 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
• ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 138 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
• UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 206 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,953)

Schools

Public high school in Telluride:

• TELLURIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: 725 WEST COLORADO; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Telluride:

• TELLURIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location: 447 WEST COLUMBIA; Grades: KG – 05)
• TELLURIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 131; Location: 725 WEST COLORADO; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Telluride:

• SAN MIGUEL LIBRARY DISTRICT # 1/TELLURIDE (Operating income: $1,074,657; Location: 100 W. PACIFIC AVE.; 29,510 books; 2,771 audio materials; 3,915 video materials; 194 serial subscriptions)