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A town of 262. A typical home worth about $222K.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
262
residents
Typical home
$222K
−0.9% in a year
Household income
$78K
median
Median age
57.5
years
Jobs based here
132
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What makes Boone stand out

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Small town

262 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Boone home is worth about $222K

The typical Boone home is worth about $222,000, down 0.9% in a year, 58% below the Colorado typical home.

$222KZillow home value

Typical home value

Boone$222K
Colorado$533K
−0.9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Boone

Most working residents leave Boone for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Pueblo (30%), Colorado Springs (11%) and Denver (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Boone4%
Pueblo30%
Colorado Springs11%
Denver5%
Aurora4%
21 mi
median commute distance
132
jobs based in Boone
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.

24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
24Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailWildfire
1
paid flood claims since 1993
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Boone has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–49°
Spring36–68°
Summer58–90°
Fall37–70°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Boone is

Boone beats the Colorado average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

26 measures vs. Colorado
0 better10 too close to call16 worse
What stands outBooneCO
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.5%9.2%
More adults who get no exercise30.9%17.7%
More adults in fair or poor health25.9%15.5%
Parkview Medical Center
20.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A job hub

Every workday, about 129 people come to Boone for work

Where Boone’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

30% → Pueblo Pueblo 30% 11% → Colorado Springs Colorado Springs 11% 5% → Denver Denver 5% 4% → Aurora Aurora 4% 2% → Boulder Boulder 2% 2% → Pueblo West Pueblo West 2% Boone · 4% stay
132jobs based in Boone
4%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

An eclectic house in tiny Boone, a little railroad settlement with an even smaller Main Street in Pueblo County, Colora…
2015 · An eclectic house in tiny Boone, a little railroad settlement with an even smaller Main Street in Pueblo County, Colora… · Wikimedia Commons
Boone’s story

Boone in pictures

7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

COMap-doton-BooneWeathered and damaged old barn in rural Pueblo County, Colorado, near the little railroad settlement ofAn eclectic house in tiny Boone, a little railroad settlement with an even smaller Main Street in Pueblo County, Colora…
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About Boone

Statutory town in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States

Boone is a statutory town located along the Arkansas River in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 305 at the 2020 United States census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
305
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
4,465 ft
ZIP code
81025
Area code
719

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