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Country around Kit Carson is a rural area of about 401 people in Cheyenne County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 104 miles from Pueblo, CO and 127 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $653 a month.
401people
$189kTypical home
$653/moRent
92° / 45°Summer / winter
17"Snow
292Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 401 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Denver, CO
- 104 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 100 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,189/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 34 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 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to PUB airport
- 101 mi to COS (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,367 ft
- 768 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 91 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 156 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 71 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
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.