Living in Eads, CO
Eads is a tiny town of 677 people in Kiowa County, Colorado. It's about 100 miles from Pueblo, CO and 143 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $800 a month.
677people
$135kTypical home
$800/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
14"Snow
292Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 677
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,370 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Denver, CO
- 100 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 100 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$853/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $59k
- 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
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 94 mi to PUB airport
- 106 mi to COS (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,216 ft
- 747 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 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
- 96 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 55 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