IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Elizabeth, CO
Elizabeth is a small town of 2,244 people in Elbert County, Colorado. It's about 31 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,244people
$476kTypical home
$1,808/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
75"Snow
284Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
Is Elizabeth right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 2,244
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,050 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Denver, CO
- 31 mi to Denver, CO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,001/mo)
- Median rent $1,808/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (22 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (485 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to DEN airport
- 34 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,532 ft
- 739 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 569 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 226 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elbert County: R+51 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk