Parachute
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About Parachute
Town in Colorado, United StatesParachute is a home rule municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,390 at the 2020 census. The town is the birthplace of Willard Libby, recipient of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Housing in Parachute
The typical Parachute home is worth about $424,000, up 3.7% in a year, 20% below the Colorado typical home.
Only 1 sale in April 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Parachute
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Parachute's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Parachute
Compared with Colorado
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Schools in Parachute
All Parachute schools →School Grade C
The public schools Parachute’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.
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