Affordable c.1888 Colorado Starter Home Under $53K

$52,900

This isn’t your average one-bedroom Colorado starter home. Offering an expansive layout designed for easy living, it boasts gleaming wood floors through a massive living and dining space, custom wood kitchen cabinets, and a serene bedroom featuring a spacious cedar-lined walk-in closet.

Realtor Comments

All kitchen appliances plus the washer and dryer are included. The kitchen also provides direct access to the backyard and deck, making it easy to take meals or grilling outdoors. Outside, you’ll find a larger corner lot, a privacy-fenced portion of the backyard, a detached one-car garage with an attached bonus room, and a separate carport. Located just one block off Highway 50 and near downtown Las Animas. A practical property with plenty to offer at an attainable price.

1bd
1ba
768sqft
0.28 acre lot
Circa 1888

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349 Vigil Ave, Las Animas, CO 81054

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The Pros

Exceptional Housing Affordability: Unlike most of Colorado, which has seen skyrocketing real estate prices, Las Animas is remarkably budget-friendly. Median home listing prices hover well below state averages, making homeownership or buying land genuinely attainable.
Small-Town Quiet & Low Density: With a population of around 2,500, life here moves slowly. Traffic is virtually non-existent (it’s largely a “one stoplight town”), and you get wide-open skies and peaceful surroundings.
Rich History and Outdoor Heritage: The area is steeped in Old West history, sitting right near the historic Boggsville historic site and Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site. It also offers solid local access to fishing, hunting, wildlife viewing, and a local 9-hole golf course.
Tight-Knit Community Spirit: Locals often emphasize the friendliness of small-business workers, community programs like 4-H, and neighbors helping neighbors.
Proximity to Larger Hubs for Essentials: While tiny itself, it sits just about 20 minutes away from La Junta, CO, which provides a Walmart, a community college, and medical facilities.

The Cons

Limited Local Economy and Job Market: Career options directly in town are restricted mostly to agriculture, local government, schools, health care, or correction/prison facilities. High-paying professional jobs are sparse.
Sparse Amenities and Shopping: Las Animas has very limited retail and dining choices—mostly small local shops, dollar stores, a grocery stop, and a single fast-food option (Dairy Queen). For major shopping, you have to travel further out.
Economic Stagnation & Poverty Rates: The local economy has historically struggled with regional shifts, resulting in higher-than-average poverty rates and portions of the town that could use revitalization.
Intense Weather (Wind and Heat): Eastern Colorado plains get intensely hot in the summer (often cited locally for high temperatures) and face dry conditions, dust, and sweeping high winds.
Geographic Isolation: If you want access to a major metropolitan area, a major airport, or a diverse cultural and nightlife scene, you are looking at a drive of an hour and a half to Pueblo or over two hours to Colorado Springs.There is also no public transit or rideshare infrastructure.