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Flagler is a tiny town of 635 people in Kit Carson County, Colorado. It's about 96 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 102 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $901 a month.
635people
$204kTypical home
$901/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
25"Snow
281Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 635
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 445 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Denver, CO
- 96 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,284/mo)
- Median rent $901/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 94 mi to DEN airport
- 94 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,971 ft
- 795 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 88 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 94 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 95 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kit Carson County: R+68 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
- 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.