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Ellicott is a small town of 1,404 people in El Paso County, Colorado. It's about 21 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 70 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $634 a month.
1,404people
$461kTypical home
$634/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
46"Snow
285Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,404
- Part of a metro area
- About 129 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Denver, CO
- 21 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,907/mo)
- Median rent $634/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to COS airport
- 17 mi to COS (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,981 ft
- 721 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 350 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 144 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Paso County: R+10 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
- Moderate 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.