Living in Country around Eads, CO
Country around Eads is a rural area of about 1,017 people in Kiowa County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 99 miles from Pueblo, CO and 146 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $800 a month.
1,017people
$173kTypical home
$800/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
15"Snow
292Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,017 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Denver, CO
- 99 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 99 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,093/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 93 mi to PUB airport
- 106 mi to COS (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,088 ft
- 744 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 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
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 94 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest dog park
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kiowa County: R+74 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk