Living in Woodland Park, CO
Woodland Park is a big small town of 7,949 people in Teller County, Colorado. It's about 18 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 54 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 106 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $549k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,949people
$549kTypical home
$2,007/moRent
77° / 37°Summer / winter
106"Snow
285Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,949
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,202 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Denver, CO
- 18 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $549k (≈$3,463/mo)
- Median rent $2,007/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 106" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- Low property crime (960 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to COS airport
- 23 mi to COS (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 8,495 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 512 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 190 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Teller County: R+36 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk