Blende, Colorado

Community in Pueblo County · population 788 (2020 Census)

Median home: $292,900
Household income: $52,667
Jan low / Jul high: 16° / 93°
Snow a year: 28 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 5
Median age: 50.7

Blende is a community of 788 people in Pueblo County, Colorado. The median home is worth $292,900, below the typical Colorado town ($471,100). It ranks more walkable than 75% of Colorado towns.

How Blende ranks

Percentile among Colorado towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Colorado towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Blende is worth $292,900, below the typical Colorado town ($471,100). Homes cost about 5.6 times the median household income of $52,667, which is more affordable than 39% of Colorado towns. Median rent is $1,409 a month. 71.3% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Colorado towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Blende	Typical Colorado town
Median home value	$292,900	$471,100
Median rent	$1,409	$1,582
Median household income	$52,667	$86,246
Home value ÷ income	5.6×	5.1×
Homeownership	71.3%	72.7%
Median year built	1955	1982
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Blende

People	Blende	Typical Colorado town
Median age	50.7	40.1
Age 65 and over	30.8%	16.9%
Under 18	21.2%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	37.8%
Below the poverty line	18.0%	8.8%
Veterans	11.2%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.3%	—
Work from home	6.8%	15.3%
Average commute	19.5 min	24.2 min
Homes with broadband	89.8%	92.9%

Weather in Blende

July highs average 93.0°F and January lows 15.5°F. About 13.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 28.3 inches of snow (typical Colorado town: 47.4 in). Expect about 74 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 152 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Wfo Pueblo station (3.3 mi away); snow from Pueblo Mem Ap (4.7 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Blende since 1950, compared with 11 for the typical Colorado town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on August 21, 1984 about 1.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on August 24, 2011.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 178 times; the largest was 3.00 inches on July 13, 2023.

Severe weather in Pueblo County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Pueblo County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 2 deaths recorded.

Pueblo County has been included in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 1, 2026	Fire	DR-4944: Wildfires, Flooding, And Mudslides
June 29, 2026	Fire	FM-5642: Aspen Acres Fire
March 28, 2020	Biological	DR-4498: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3436: Covid-19
October 17, 2016	Fire	FM-5157: Junkins Fire

Jobs and pay in Pueblo County

Pueblo County had 62,392 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $56,178 a year. Unemployment was 4.4% in 2023; in Blende itself the ACS puts it at 8.5%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Blende

Salt Creek, CO
1.2 mi · 507 people · home $327,900
Pueblo, CO
2.7 mi · 111,876 people · home $247,200
Avondale, CO
12.0 mi · 594 people · home $164,100
Pueblo West, CO
12.6 mi · 33,086 people · home $397,000
Beulah Valley, CO
25.6 mi · 518 people · home $334,000
Colorado City, CO
26.1 mi · 2,237 people · home $259,100
Penrose, CO
26.2 mi · 3,685 people · home $308,800

Blende questions

Is Blende, Colorado a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Blende scores better for retirees than 19% of Colorado towns and quieter than 41%. 30.8% of residents are 65 or older (median age 50.7).

How much does a house cost in Blende?

The median owner-occupied home in Blende is valued at $292,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $52,667, so homes cost about 5.6 times income. Median rent is $1,409 a month.

What is the weather like in Blende?

July highs average 93.0°F and January lows 15.5°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 13.8 inches of precipitation a year and 28.3 inches of snow.

Does Blende get tornadoes?

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Blende since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on August 21, 1984. The typical Colorado town has had 11.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Blende's Census boundary (GEOID 0807245). Comparisons use the median of Colorado towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.