OtisCO
A town of 521. A typical home worth about $249K.
What makes Otis stand out
The 2 things Otis does most differently from other towns.
521 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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A typical Otis home is worth about $249K
The typical Otis home is worth about $249,000, up 4.9% in a year, 53% below the Colorado typical home.
Typical home value
Otis’s public schools outperform 23% of Colorado districts
The public schools Otis’s kids attend trail 77% of Colorado’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Elementary School | PK–5 | 90 | C+ |
| Otis Junior-Senior High School | 6–12 | 102 | C+ |
Most working residents commute out of Otis
Most working residents leave Otis for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Yuma (8%), Sterling (8%) and Akron (7%). Half commute less than 44 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, hot summers
Otis has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
How healthy Otis is
Otis beats the Colorado average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Otis | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 5.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 9.2% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.8% | 2.7% |
1.7% of Otis is conserved land
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Roadside Park | — | 1 |
93% of working residents leave Otis for work
Where Otis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Otis
Town in Colorado, United States
Otis is a Statutory Town in Washington County, Colorado, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census.
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- Population
- 511
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,360 ft
- ZIP code
- 80743
- Area code
- 970