Haswell

Haswell is a very small Colorado town of less than 100 people out on the dusty plains far east of Pueblo, It takes about an hour to get to Pureblo to the west and in Haswell you are just a little too far east to even see the mountains. It is kind of like you are already in Kansas or Oklahoma.

There are no major interstates, HW 96 runs through the little town and that is about it. There are not many amentities and work is hard to come by. The financial hardtimes of the early part of this century has taken a toll on Haswell, it is already pretty isolated and low income is a norm there. If you are looking to purchase land or farm for drought resistant crops this may be a good place if you want peace and quiet and affordable land and home prices. This however is not the best place to raise kids due to the schools being very isolated and under funded.

Haswell is truly a tiny little town in just about one of the most remote places in Colorado. The 68 people who live here have to travel far just for basic needs. Although in different directions, Haswell is one hour from La Junta and one hour from Lamar. Although these are the closest places for shopping, they are by no means big cities.

When you drive through Haswell, it's kind of a shock to see it. There are several very nicely tended homes and the school building looks rather modern. But then there are also mobile homes which look as if they were just put down in the first empty spot. There are no real yards so it looks a bit strange. There is also the bizarre scene of a nicely kept home right across the street from what looks like a junk yard. The whole town has a weird vibe to it.

There are no amenities in the town, but there is a building that looks like a church, although from the outside I couldn't tell if it was in use or not. It looks like it may be but who knows?

The most common industry in the town is overwhelmingly agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, with a good portion of the residents working in that industry. The average household income is $28,250 with almost 40% of the people living below the poverty level. You can buy a detached house here for $31,960 although I don't know why anyone would want to.