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About Stratton

Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States
656Population
0.5 sq miArea
4,413 ftElevation

Stratton is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 656 at the 2020 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.

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ZIP code80836
Area code719
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Housing in Stratton

$218K▲ 5.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Stratton home is worth about $218,000, up 5.4% in a year, 59% below the Colorado typical home.

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Kit Carson County Memorial HospitalBurlington · 17.8 mi · ER · rural critical access
Health Center at LimonLimon · 58 mi · sliding-scale fees
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DentalShortage · county-wide
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School Grade A

The public schools Stratton’s kids attend outperform 91% of Colorado’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictSchool District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and StatSchools3

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