Living in Gleneagle, CO
Gleneagle is a big small town of 6,440 people in El Paso County, Colorado. It's about 12 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 50 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 107 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $605k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,440people
$605kTypical home
$2,099/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
107"Snow
284Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,440
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,765 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Denver, CO
- 12 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $605k (≈$3,818/mo)
- Median rent $2,099/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107" of snow a year
- 31 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 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to COS airport
- 18 mi to COS (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,890 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 532 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 203 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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