CO area data
Sugar City, CO
Sugar City, CO.
Population: 602 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $137,212
- 1-year appreciation
- -10.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- -13.4%
- 5-year appreciation
- -14.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +57.8%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $187,813
- 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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 54.0°F
- Average high
- 72.0°F
- Average low
- 37.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 13.1 in
- Annual snowfall
- 25.1 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (21 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Cottonwood Field (18 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -41 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $408
- Mean commute to work
- 22 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 42.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 642
- Average weekly wage
- $985
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 4
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