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Cascade-Chipita Park is a small town of 1,412 people in El Paso County, Colorado. It's about 14 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 57 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 103 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $515k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,412people
$515kTypical home
$1,416/moRent
76° / 38°Summer / winter
103"Snow
285Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,412
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 106 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $515k (≈$3,247/mo)
- Median rent $1,416/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 103" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 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 53
- 15% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to COS airport
- 19 mi to COS (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 8,816 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 188 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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.