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Kiowa is a tiny town of 673 people in Elbert County, Colorado. It's about 37 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $1k a month.
673people
$367kTypical home
$1,183/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
78"Snow
284Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 673
- Part of a metro area
- About 787 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Denver, CO
- 37 mi to Denver, CO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,314/mo)
- Median rent $1,183/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 78" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to DEN airport
- 37 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,424 ft
- 743 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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