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Kit Carson is a tiny town of 273 people in Cheyenne County, Colorado. It's about 104 miles from Pueblo, CO and 131 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $653 a month.
273people
$169kTypical home
$653/moRent
92° / 45°Summer / winter
16"Snow
292Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 273
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 462 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Denver, CO
- 104 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 102 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to PUB airport
- 103 mi to COS (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,298 ft
- 763 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 87 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 159 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheyenne County: R+78 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.