Living in Green Mountain Falls, CO
Green Mountain Falls is a tiny town of 459 people in El Paso County, Colorado. It's about 15 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 58 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 108 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $449k and rent runs about $2k a month.
459people
$449kTypical home
$1,699/moRent
79° / 41°Summer / winter
108"Snow
285Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 459
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 396 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Denver, CO
- 15 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $449k (≈$2,832/mo)
- Median rent $1,699/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 108" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 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 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to COS airport
- 19 mi to COS (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,851 ft
- 702 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 188 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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