Teller County, Colorado

Teller County has a population of 24,825 and has grown 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $479,900, about 5.6 times the county's median household income of $85,361.

Home price
$479,900
Income
$85,361
Population
24,825
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$479,900county
Median gross rent$1,880county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198031.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,087county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,493county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,362county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,076county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$85,361county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate7.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home20.5%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government17.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.6%county
Economic output per resident$52,578county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.35%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1248261county
Miles to nearest general aviation field31 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station56 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher37.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.2%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2042county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible41.7%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.9%county
Frequent mental distress14.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity17.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population24,825county
Land area in square miles557county
People per square mile of land44.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store25.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age52.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.1%county
Share of households that are one person28.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents113county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in1,189county
Households that moved away1,199county
Average income of arriving households$79,966county
Average income of departing households$67,875county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year118county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature42.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.9 incounty
Annual snowfall72.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing200 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days100 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 9county
Average first fall frostSep 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$94county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use610 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas56.9%county
Homes heated by propane18.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood7.9%county
Households with broadband92.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk15.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk92.2county
Hail risk78.8county
Earthquake risk23.3county
Tornado risk28.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk2.4county
Winter weather risk74.1county
Strong wind risk13.3county
Wildfire risk97.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Teller County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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