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Stratmoor is a big small town of 5,412 people in El Paso County, Colorado. It's about 7 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 69 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,412people
$310kTypical home
$1,324/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
52"Snow
285Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,412
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,045 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Denver, CO
- 7 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,955/mo)
- Median rent $1,324/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 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 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to COS airport
- 5 mi to COS (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,794 ft
- 703 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 505 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 202 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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