Living in Coaldale, CO
Coaldale is a tiny town of 538 people in Fremont County, Colorado. It's about 65 miles from Pueblo, CO and 109 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $354k and rent runs about $1k a month.
538people
$354kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
79° / 37°Summer / winter
53"Snow
285Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 538
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Denver, CO
- 65 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $354k (≈$2,230/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (413 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to GUC airport
- 68 mi to COS (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,557 ft
- 644 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+38 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.