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Country around Cheyenne Wells is a rural area of about 1,145 people in Cheyenne County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 124 miles from Pueblo, CO and 146 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $943 a month.
1,145people
$188kTypical home
$943/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
20"Snow
292Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,145 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Denver, CO
- 124 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 104 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 111 mi to GCK airport
- 122 mi to COS (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,367 ft
- 755 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 176 mi to the nearest ski area
- 41 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 120 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 84 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheyenne County: R+78 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk