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Country around Cripple Creek is a rural area of about 1,817 people in Teller County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 71 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 102 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,817people
$298kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
72° / 32°Summer / winter
102"Snow
285Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,817 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Denver, CO
- 21 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,877/mo)
- Median rent $1,207/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 102" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (536 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 18% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to COS airport
- 23 mi to COS (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 10,178 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 175 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Teller County: R+36 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk