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Fleming vs Calhan

138 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+74% in Calhan) and property tax bill (+64% in Calhan).

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Fleming, COHomes around $282KColorado · 614 people
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Calhan, COA small town of 620Colorado · 620 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.

FlemingHomes around $282K
Housing$282K typical home47% below the CO typical home All about Fleming →
CalhanA small town of 620
Quiet strengthsCalhan doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Calhan →
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.

Home values+74%
Homes cost more in Calhan
Calhan $296,600Fleming $170,300
Property tax bill+64%
Tax bills are bigger in Calhan
Calhan $959Fleming $585
Average commute13 min
Fleming has the shorter commute
Calhan 38 minFleming 25 min
Typical home built18 yrs
Fleming’s homes are older
Calhan 1978Fleming 1960
Street grid+43%
Fleming has the more walkable street grid
Fleming 111Calhan 77.4
Jobs per worker+54%
Fleming is more of a job hub
Fleming 1.09Calhan 0.71
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,050 more a month in Calhan

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.

Fleming$1,560/mo
Typical home $282K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.34% · or rent about $952/mo · Housing →
Calhan$2,610/mo
Typical home $473K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.32% · or rent about $943/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,050 a month, about $12,500 a year, between Calhan and Fleming.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
–FlemingNot graded B−CalhanBetter than 50% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

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
FlemingCalhan
Snow a year37″31″
January low17°F16°F
July high90°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th68th
Outdoors & history
FlemingCalhan
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled—1888
National Register places—1
Archive photos39
Community
FlemingCalhan
Library hours a week42 hrs32 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.

Where they are

138 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FlemingCOCalhanCO
Fleming ↔ Calhan138 miles apart
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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.

FlemingCalhan
People
Population 614Lowest 620Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -2.3% CO: +14.8%
Median age 37.2±9.3Highest about the CO average 36.4±11.5Lowest 3% below CO
Fleming and Calhan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±10.9Highest CO: 21% 26.3%±4.4Lowest CO: 21%
Fleming and Calhan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±3.2Highest CO: 15.6% 14.4%±4.3Lowest CO: 15.6%
Fleming and Calhan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Lowest CO: 45.7% 22.1%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.7Lowest CO: 6.4% 3.1%±2.4Highest CO: 6.4%
Calhan and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,143±$15kLowest 45% below CO $62,321±$22kHighest 35% below CO
Calhan and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $170,300±$76kLowest 68% below CO $296,600±$44kHighest 45% below CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $952±$46Highest 46% below CO $943±$92Lowest 46% below CO
Fleming and Calhan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $585Lowest 78% below CO $959Highest 63% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.3%±38.6Lowest CO: 52.9% 59%±26.7Highest CO: 52.9%
Calhan and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.4%Highest CO: 9.4% 6%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Highest CO: 66.2% 67.7%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 28 yrs older than CO 1978Highest 10 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest about the CO average 38 minHighest 52% above CO
Work from home 2.4%±1.9Lowest CO: 21% 8%±4.7Highest CO: 21%
Calhan and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.8%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.09Highest 0.71Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sterling (28%)Colorado Springs (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CalhanFew work in Fleming
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 111Highest 77.4Lowest
Schools
School district School District No. Re-3 FrenchmanCalhan District No. RJ1
High school in town Fleming High SchoolCalhan Secondary School
Students per teacherat that high school 13.6Highest 9.5Lowest
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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