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Palmer Lake is a small town of 2,623 people in El Paso County, Colorado. It's about 19 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 45 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 119 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $486k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,623people
$486kTypical home
$1,911/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
119"Snow
284Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,623
- Part of a metro area
- About 848 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Denver, CO
- 19 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,063/mo)
- Median rent $1,911/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 119" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 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 52
- 19% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to COS airport
- 24 mi to COS (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,130 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 518 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 197 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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