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Fleming vs Otis

37 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (+88% in Fleming) and street grid (+55% in Otis).

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Fleming, COHomes around $282KColorado · 614 people
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Otis, COHomes around $249KColorado · 521 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 →
OtisHomes around $249K
Housing$249K typical home53% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 23%of CO districts All about Otis →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Jobs per worker+88%
Fleming is more of a job hub
Fleming 1.09Otis 0.58
Street grid+55%
Otis has the more walkable street grid
Otis 171Fleming 111
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Fleming

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 →
Otis$1,380/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.35% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Fleming and Otis.

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 C−OtisBetter than 23% 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
FlemingOtis
Snow a year37″28″
January low17°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)157d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th62nd
Outdoors & history
FlemingOtis
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—1.7%
Archive photos3—
Famous people born here—2
Community
FlemingOtis
Library hours a week42 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

37 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FlemingCOOtisCO
Fleming ↔ Otis37 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.

FlemingOtis
People
Population 614Highest 521Lowest
Median age 37.2±9.3Highest about the CO average 33.4±1.4Lowest 11% below CO
Fleming and Otis 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% 29.6%±4.4Lowest CO: 21%
Fleming and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±3.2Lowest CO: 15.6% 16.5%±4.8Highest CO: 15.6%
Otis and Fleming 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% 19.8%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.7Lowest CO: 6.4% 4%±2.7Highest CO: 6.4%
Otis 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 $55,962±$7kHighest 41% below CO
Otis 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±$76kHighest 68% below CO $167,900±$17kLowest 69% below CO
Fleming and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $952±$46Highest 46% below CO $822±$115Lowest 53% below CO
Fleming and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $585Highest 78% below CO $582Lowest 78% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.3%±38.6Lowest CO: 52.9% 46.8%±57.9Highest CO: 52.9%
Otis and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.4%Lowest CO: 9.4% 15.2%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Lowest CO: 66.2% 76.8%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 28 yrs older than CO 1951Lowest 37 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 min about the CO average 25 min about the CO average
Work from home 2.4%±1.9Lowest CO: 21% 2.9%±2.4Highest CO: 21%
Otis 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%Lowest 6.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 44.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.09Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sterling (28%)Yuma (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OtisFew work in Fleming
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.2%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 111Lowest 171Highest
Schools
School district School District No. Re-3 FrenchmanOtis School District No. R-3
High school in town Fleming High SchoolOtis Junior-Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school 13.6Highest 12.9Lowest
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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