CO area data
Kit Carson, CO
Kit Carson, CO.
Population: 401 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $172,707
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- +22.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +55.6%
- All-time peak (2025-02)
- $174,582
- House Price Index
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 105.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 53.0°F
- Average high
- 68.0°F
- Average low
- 38.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 15.1 in
- Annual snowfall
- 16.0 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (19 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Rowdys Airport (14 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +10 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,975
- Median annual property tax
- $948
- Households with broadband internet
- 76.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 421
- Average weekly wage
- $1,259
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Mining, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 7
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