A neighborhood designed for connection
Nestled on 360 acres near Durango, Colorado, Heartwood Cohousing is a peaceful pedestrian neighborhood surrounded by nature.
Here you know your neighbors and you are known by your neighbors. You can plant a garden, raise a family, form deep friendships and find your home in community.
Close-knit community
At Heartwood, you will find an established, multigenerational community with neighbors who know you, care about you, and support you. We are a rural cohousing community with diverse ages, incomes, livelihoods, and family units, but we all share a vision to live in close connection with each other and with nature.
Private homes
Each home and lot are individually owned. We have an HOA, much like any other neighborhood. However, when you buy a home in Heartwood you get so much more than just a home and a lot. You get access to shared resources including 350 acres of open space, hiking trails, a tennis and pickleball court, Common House, greenhouse, workshop, hot tub, irrigated pastureland, yurt, and more.
Close to nature
Living close to nature means you can enjoy lots of outdoor exercise and a generally calmer, quieter, and healthier lifestyle. Our neighborhood is a garden set in a forest. We are surrounded by open space with seven miles of trails for walking, running, horseback riding, XC skiing, snowshoeing, and biking right out your front door.
building 14 new homes
In July of 2025, we began construction on 14 new homes, Phase 2 of Heartwood, bringing the total size of our community to 38 homes. The homes will be done within a few months. We have limited houses available!
Colorado Living
Located in beautiful Southwest Colorado. We enjoy a four-season climate with over 300 days of sunshine each year.
Less than five minutes from the town of Bayfield (population: approx. 3,000) and about 20-25 minutes from Durango (population: approx. 20,000).
We are blessed to live with virtually no crime and no traffic and the peace that it brings.
Both the San Juan Mountains and red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau are close enough for a day hike.
Endless outdoor adventures in every direction, in every season of the year!
Join a virtual Tour
On the 15th of every month at 3:00 PM (Mountain time), we host a live virtual tour on Zoom. This is a great opportunity for you to learn about Heartwood, see our beautiful little slice of paradise, meet community members, and have your questions answered – all without having to actually make a trip to Heartwood.
WHY HEartwood Cohousing?
Learn more about what it’s like living at Heartwood. Still have questions? Visit our full FAQ page here!
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Heartwood a family-oriented, multigenerational community. Our population is typically between 50 and 60 people, made up of families with kids at home and singles and couples of all ages. Click here to meet our members!
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We hear this more often than you’d think. Many people imagine a “commune” as a 1970s-style group sharing scarce resources and following a guru, but that picture is far from the reality at Heartwood and other cohousing communities. We are definitely not a commune.
At Heartwood, we each own our own home and pursue our own livelihoods and life paths, but we are united by a secular commitment to deeper connection with our neighbors and the natural world.
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At Heartwood, you own more than just a home. You have access to the Common House, community park (the Village Green) and kids’ play structure (the SS Ponderosa), workshop, gardens, greenhouse, henhouse, seven miles of trails, hot tub, tennis, pickleball, and basketball court, and woodland spaces including the yurt, sledding hill, bonfire circle, labyrinth, and prayer circle.
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Absolutely. Most of us who are not yet retired work from home. With 100+ Mbps high-speed internet available and a great little regional airport 20 minutes away, we can have big city jobs while enjoying a peaceful rural lifestyle.
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While we value community, we also deeply value privacy. Heartwood is designed to offer both. Our neighborhood encourages connection through front porches and shared community spaces, while preserving privacy with private homes, backyards, and plenty of land to find solitude when desired. You will have the freedom to choose to be alone or with company as you wish. We offer regular shared meals and social events that strengthen our community, but all participation is optional. We create opportunities for connection, not obligations.