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Cara from Paonia, CO
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Paonia, CO
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"Mayberry in the Mountains" (Paonia and surrounding 8 mesas) population 6,600; median housing pricing is $164,207 (2007); average commute is less than 10 minutes; sunshine over 300 days each year; icream for the whole family for less than $10 at Ollies; downtown is two blocks long with mom-&-pop shops; no stoplights in Paonia; income mostly from artists, farmers, ranchers and coal miners; elevation 5,645; located at teh base of Mt. Lamborn (West Elk Mt. range); cost-of-living index is 85%