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Fleming vs Stratton

96 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (2.2× in Stratton) and property tax bill (+58% in Stratton).

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Fleming, COHomes around $282KColorado · 614 people
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Stratton, COHomes around $218KColorado · 716 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 →
StrattonHomes around $218K
Housing$218K typical home59% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 91%of CO districts All about Stratton →
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.

Rent2.2×
Rent runs higher in Stratton
Stratton $2,068Fleming $952
Property tax bill+58%
Tax bills are bigger in Stratton
Stratton $924Fleming $585
Jobs per worker+58%
Fleming is more of a job hub
Fleming 1.09Stratton 0.69
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 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 →
Stratton$1,250/mo
Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $2,068/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Fleming and Stratton.

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 AStrattonBetter than 91% 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
FlemingStratton
Snow a year37″34″
January low17°F18°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)157d155d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th23rd
Outdoors & history
FlemingStratton
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Archive photos34
Famous people born here—1
Community
FlemingStratton
Library hours a week42 hrs20 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

96 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FlemingCOStrattonCO
Fleming ↔ Stratton96 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.

FlemingStratton
People
Population 614Lowest 716Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -0.3% CO: +14.8%
Median age 37.2±9.3Highest about the CO average 36.3±5.3Lowest 4% below CO
Fleming and Stratton 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% 24.9%±4.2Lowest CO: 21%
Fleming and Stratton 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% 25.1%±6.3Highest CO: 15.6%
Stratton 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% 18.6%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.7Highest CO: 6.4% 1.7%±1.8Lowest CO: 6.4%
Fleming and Stratton 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 $61,583±$14kHighest 35% below CO
Stratton 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 $166,300±$21kLowest 69% below CO
Fleming and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $952±$46Lowest 46% below CO $2,068±$987Highest 17% above CO
Property taxmedian, yearly $585Lowest 78% below CO $924Highest 64% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.3%±38.6Lowest CO: 52.9% 69.4%±39.7Highest CO: 52.9%
Stratton 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% 3.9%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Highest CO: 66.2% 66.1%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 28 yrs older than CO 1963Highest 25 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest about the CO average 22 minLowest 12% below CO
Work from home 2.4%±1.9Lowest CO: 21% 3.2%±2.5Highest CO: 21%
Stratton 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 10%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.09Highest 0.69Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sterling (28%)Flagler (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StrattonFew work in Fleming
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 111Lowest 137Highest
Schools
School district School District No. Re-3 FrenchmanSchool District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat
High school in town Fleming High SchoolStratton Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school 13.6Highest 10.0Lowest
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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