Durango Travel Distances

Perhaps the most powerful reason to live in this home is the connectedness that you will feel with the Historic Durango community that you live in. But there's more...

Residents of Historic Durango walk or ride their bikes almost everywhere. Cars are reserved for long trips or carrying groceries, kayaks, etc.

With gas prices above $4/gallon here are a few travel distances for you to ponder.

1 Block

• A family of great Neighbors
• Handyman - Restoration Specialist
• Landscape Service
• Fine Woodworker
• Cleaning Service
• Metal Sculpter

2 Blocks

• Durango Joe's Coffe House
• College Drive Cafe (top Durango Breakfast Joint)
• Durango Care Care (Great Service Honest Mechanic)

3 Blocks

• Durango Natural Foods
• 2 Nature Trails to Fort Lewis College
• Park Elementary
• Park Elementary Park and Playground

4 Blocks

• Durango Arts Center

5 Blocks

• Steamworks Brewing Company
• Bank of the San Juans
• Open Shutter Gallery

6 Blocks

• Cypress Cafe upscale mediterranean and fusion Restaraunt.

7 Blocks

• Sushitarian
• East Meets Southwest
• Strater Hotel and Diamond Bell Saloon

8 - 9 Blocks

• Ken&Sues
• Cosmopolitan
• Olde Tymer's
• The Palace
• Most of main street's restaraunts and all of the festivals.
• The Abbey Theater - art movie house and concert venue.
• Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot and Museum
• City Market and Kreoger's Hardware

10-12 Blocks

• Animas River
• Santa Maria Park
• All of the original Historic Downtown Durango.

By now you get the idea. There's not much need for a car. With 330+ sunny days a year, you will find that walking is often the most pleasant, healthy and convenient way to get from home to the places you want to be and safely home. Try that in Skyridge.

As a pedestrian, you'll meet your neighbors. You will run into friends and colleagues around town as you run your errands.

How does all this affect my cost of living? Just for fun, let figure 1 trip to town per family member per day. If you have kids, then you had better do this analysis sitting down. Figure that you live on the Mesa, just 12 miles from town. Currently, driving costs about 50 cents/mile according to the IRS. So figure a dollar a mile round trip. Family of four is 4 trips * 365 days a year * $12 per trip. In one year, thats $17520 you just spent on extra travel. That doesn't count the value of your time or frustration level during snowy days or at rush hour.