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Black Forest is a small city of 15,738 people in El Paso County, Colorado. It's about 14 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 49 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $856k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,738people
$856kTypical home
$1,696/moRent
81° / 41°Summer / winter
101"Snow
284Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,738
- Part of a metro area
- About 156 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $856k (≈$5,399/mo)
- Median rent $1,696/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to COS airport
- 18 mi to COS (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,533 ft
- 721 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 543 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 199 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Paso County: R+10 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.