For gas, let's assume you drive 1,000 miles a month and your car averages 23 miles per gallon. You'd need to budget about $87 per month with prices at $2 per gallon. That leaves only $124 for a car payment, parking and other transportation expenses.
North Dakota grew the fastest, increasing its population by 2.2 percent in the same time span. Colorado increased 1.9 percent. From 2010 to 2015, Colorado grew by 408,320 people, a 7.5 percent increase and the fourth-fastest growth rate behind North Dakota, Washington D.C. and Texas.
Cortez, CO has a population of 8,515 and is the 4,412th largest city in the United States. The population density is 1,371 per sq mi which is 2726% higher than the Colorado average and 1413% higher than the national average. The median age in Cortez is 36 which is approximately 1% lower than the Colorado average of 36.