A town of 2,620, settled in 1877. Nearly 2.1% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Leadville does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Leadville. Another town gets a different order.
1.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ice Palace Park | — | 2 |
The public schools Leadville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Intermediate School | 3–6 | 259 | C− |
| Lake County High School | 7–12 | 389 | C |
| Cloud City High School | 9–12 | 35 | D− |
Leadville beats the Colorado average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Leadville | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 9.2% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.9% | 5.3% |
The typical Leadville home is worth about $506,000, up 1.8% in a year, close to the Colorado typical home.
Most working residents leave Leadville for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Copper Mountain (7%), Denver (5%) and Vail (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
Leadville reports less crime per resident than 74% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.
Leadville has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 154 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
5 places in Leadville on the National Register of Historic Places.
17 notable people were born in Leadville.
City in Colorado, United States
Leadville ( LED-vil) is a statutory city that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in Lake County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 2,633 at the 2020 United States census. It is situated at an elevation of 10,119 feet (3,084 m). Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the United States and is surrounded by the two tallest peaks in the state, Mount Elbert and Mount Massive. Leadville is a former silver mining town that lies among the headwaters of the Arkansas River within the Rocky Mountains. The Leadville Historic District, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, contains many historic structures and si…
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