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Park Center is a small town of 2,588 people in Fremont County, Colorado. It's about 36 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 90 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,588people
$386kTypical home
$1,159/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
39"Snow
285Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,588
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 395 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Denver, CO
- 36 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,435/mo)
- Median rent $1,159/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (413 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 37% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to COS airport
- 36 mi to COS (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,574 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+38 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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