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Granada vs Fleming

183 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+77% in Fleming) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Fleming).

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Granada, COA history townColorado · 447 people
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Fleming, COHomes around $282KColorado · 614 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.

GranadaA history town
History11 archive photos & papers2 places on the National Register All about Granada →
FlemingHomes around $282K
Housing$282K typical home47% below the CO typical home All about Fleming →
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.

Property tax bill+77%
Tax bills are bigger in Fleming
Fleming $585Granada $330
Jobs per worker2.7×
Fleming is more of a job hub
Fleming 1.09Granada 0.41
Average commute12 min
Granada has the shorter commute
Fleming 25 minGranada 14 min
Rent+26%
Rent runs higher in Fleming
Fleming $952Granada $754
Typical home built22 yrs
Fleming’s homes are older
Granada 1982Fleming 1960
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $930 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.

Granada$630/mo
Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 0.29% · or rent about $754/mo · Housing →
Fleming$1,560/mo
Typical home $282K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.34% · or rent about $952/mo · Housing →

The difference: $930 a month, about $11,200 a year, between Fleming and Granada.

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
BGranadaBetter than 60% of districts in the state –FlemingNot graded
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
GranadaFleming
Snow a year22″37″
January low15°F17°F
July high93°F90°F
Growing season (days)163d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th39th
Outdoors & history
GranadaFleming
National Register places2—
Archive photos113
Famous people born here2—
Community
GranadaFleming
Library hours a week—42 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

183 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GranadaCOFlemingCO
Granada ↔ Fleming183 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.

GranadaFleming
People
Population 447Lowest 614Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.9% CO: +14.8% —
Median age 41.1±17.8Highest 9% above CO 37.2±9.3Lowest about the CO average
Granada and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.2%±5.4Lowest CO: 21% 30.8%±10.9Highest CO: 21%
Fleming and Granada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.3%±9.5Highest CO: 15.6% 16%±3.2Lowest CO: 15.6%
Granada and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Highest CO: 45.7% 18.1%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±5.3Highest CO: 6.4% 2.8%±1.7Lowest CO: 6.4%
Granada and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,250±$32kLowest 48% below CO $52,143±$15kHighest 45% below CO
Fleming and Granada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,300±$66kLowest 79% below CO $170,300±$76kHighest 68% below CO
Fleming and Granada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $754±$146Lowest 57% below CO $952±$46Highest 46% below CO
Property taxmedian, yearly $330Lowest 87% below CO $585Highest 78% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.9%±26Highest CO: 52.9% 43.3%±38.6Lowest CO: 52.9%
Granada and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.5%Highest CO: 9.4% 9.4%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.8%Lowest CO: 66.2% 72.6%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 6 yrs older than CO 1960Lowest 28 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 46% below CO 25 minHighest about the CO average
Work from home 21.8%±29.8Highest CO: 21% 2.4%±1.9Lowest CO: 21%
Granada and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Lowest 1.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lamar (38%)Sterling (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FlemingFew work in Granada
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 87.1Lowest 111Highest
Schools
School district Granada School District No. Re-1School District No. Re-3 Frenchman
High school in town Granada Undivided High SchoolFleming High School
Students per teacherat that high school 9.2Lowest 13.6Highest
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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