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Black Forest vs Windsor

99 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+60.4 pts in Windsor) and street grid (6.6× in Windsor).

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Black Forest, COOne of the healthiest townsColorado · 15,738 people
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Windsor, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 37,914 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Black ForestOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#44 for schools in COof 142 towns All about Black Forest →
WindsorKnown for its schools
Schools#26 for schools in COof 142 towns Housing$578K typical home9% above the CO typical home HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Windsor →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+60.4 pts
Windsor has grown faster since 2010
Windsor +75.5%Black Forest +15.1%
Street grid6.6×
Windsor has the more walkable street grid
Windsor 57.0Black Forest 8.7
Home values+42%
Homes cost more in Black Forest
Black Forest $856,200Windsor $604,000
Homeowners+18.2 pts renters
Windsor has more renters
Black Forest 95.8%Windsor 77.6%
Work from home+8.2 pts
More people work from home in Black Forest
Black Forest 28.6%Windsor 20.4%
Median age7.5 yrs
Black Forest skews older
Black Forest 48.4Windsor 40.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,430 more a month in Black Forest

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Black Forest$4,770/mo
Typical home $856K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · Housing →
Windsor$3,340/mo
Typical home $578K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,793/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,430 a month, about $17,100 a year, between Black Forest and Windsor.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Black Forest gets 72 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Black ForestWindsor
Snow a year121″49″
January low16°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)138d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st79th
Outdoors & history
Black ForestWindsor
Trails32 mi44 mi
Conserved land4.2%5.6%
Settled—1882
National Register places42
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here18
Community
Black ForestWindsor
Library hours a week—62 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Windsor places higher on 9 of 18 CO lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Colorado ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Black ForestNot graded AWindsorSafer than 87% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Black ForestBetter than 81% of districts in the state AWindsorBetter than 86% of districts in the state
Health
ABlack ForestHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns AWindsorHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns
8Black Forest
9Windsor

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 143 towns #138#67 Most walkableOutdoors · 160 towns #158#109 Fastest growingGrowth · 153 towns #51#7 Most affordableCost of living · 158 towns #135#95 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #124#87 Lowest depressionHealth · 160 towns #112#76 Most remote workersWork · 148 towns #26#59 Shortest commuteGetting around · 160 towns #134#103

Left end = #1 in Colorado. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Black Forest’s rankings →

Where they are

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Black ForestCOWindsorCO
Black Forest ↔ Windsor99 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Black ForestWindsor
People
Population 15,738Lowest 37,914Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.1%Lowest CO: +14.8% +75.5%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 48.4±2.5Highest 28% above CO 40.9±1.8Lowest 8% above CO
Kids under 18 23.6%±2.4Highest CO: 21% 23.1%±2Lowest CO: 21%
Black Forest and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.8%±1.4Highest CO: 15.6% 18.1%±2Lowest CO: 15.6%
Black Forest and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.5%Highest CO: 45.7% 55.5%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±1.2Highest CO: 6.4% 3.9%±0.8Lowest CO: 6.4%
Black Forest and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $145,460±$14kHighest 52% above CO $127,028±$6kLowest 33% above CO
Black Forest and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $856,200±$33kHighest 59% above CO $604,000±$17kLowest 12% above CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,793±$118 about the CO average
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,335Lowest 28% above CO $3,863Highest 48% above CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.6%±43.6Lowest CO: 52.9% 62.6%±10.8Highest CO: 52.9%
Windsor and Black Forest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5%Lowest CO: 9.4% 6%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.8%Highest CO: 66.2% 77.6%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Lowest 8 yrs newer than CO 2009Highest 21 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 19% above CO 26 minLowest 5% above CO
Work from home 28.6%±4.8Highest CO: 21% 20.4%±2.6Lowest CO: 21%
Work in townworking residents 3.9%Lowest 9.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.52Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Colorado Springs (51%)Fort Collins (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WindsorFew work in Black Forest
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Lowest 5.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 32.2 miLowest 43.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 29Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.7Lowest 57.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #44 of 142 in CO#26 of 142 in CO
School district Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an · Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the coWeld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4
High school in town Monument Charter Academy Secondary SchoolWindsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school 17.4Lowest 19.2Highest
Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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