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Country around Sedalia is a rural area of about 4,141 people in Douglas County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 38 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $881k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,141people
$881kTypical home
$1,992/moRent
79° / 39°Summer / winter
65"Snow
272Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,141 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Denver, CO
- 34 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $881k (≈$5,552/mo)
- Median rent $1,992/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,256 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to COS airport
- 40 mi to COS (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 8,143 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 355 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 132 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+7 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk