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Stratton vs Calhan

93 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (2.2× in Stratton) and home values (+78% in Calhan).

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Stratton, COHomes around $218KColorado · 716 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.

StrattonHomes around $218K
Housing$218K typical home59% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 91%of CO districts All about Stratton →
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.

Rent2.2×
Rent runs higher in Stratton
Stratton $2,068Calhan $943
Home values+78%
Homes cost more in Calhan
Calhan $296,600Stratton $166,300
Average commute16 min
Stratton has the shorter commute
Calhan 38 minStratton 22 min
Age 65++10.7 pts
Stratton has more people 65 and up
Stratton 25.1%Calhan 14.4%
Street grid+77%
Stratton has the more walkable street grid
Stratton 137Calhan 77.4
Typical home built15 yrs
Stratton’s homes are older
Calhan 1978Stratton 1963
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,360 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.

Stratton$1,250/mo
Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $2,068/mo · Housing →
Calhan$2,610/mo
Typical home $473K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.32% · or rent about $943/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,360 a month, about $16,300 a year, between Calhan 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
AStrattonBetter than 91% of districts in the state 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
StrattonCalhan
Snow a year34″31″
January low18°F16°F
July high90°F86°F
Growing season (days)155d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd68th
Outdoors & history
StrattonCalhan
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled—1888
National Register places—1
Archive photos49
Famous people born here1—
Community
StrattonCalhan
Library hours a week20 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

93 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StrattonCOCalhanCO
Stratton ↔ Calhan93 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.

StrattonCalhan
People
Population 716Highest 620Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.3%Highest CO: +14.8% -2.3%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 36.3±5.3Lowest 4% below CO 36.4±11.5Highest 3% below CO
Calhan and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.9%±4.2Lowest CO: 21% 26.3%±4.4Highest CO: 21%
Calhan and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.1%±6.3Highest CO: 15.6% 14.4%±4.3Lowest CO: 15.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Lowest CO: 45.7% 22.1%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.8Lowest CO: 6.4% 3.1%±2.4Highest CO: 6.4%
Calhan and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,583±$14kLowest 35% below CO $62,321±$22kHighest 35% below CO
Calhan and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,300±$21kLowest 69% below CO $296,600±$44kHighest 45% below CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,068±$987Highest 17% above CO $943±$92Lowest 46% below CO
Property taxmedian, yearly $924Lowest 64% below CO $959Highest 63% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.4%±39.7Highest CO: 52.9% 59%±26.7Lowest CO: 52.9%
Stratton and Calhan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.9%Lowest CO: 9.4% 6%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.1%Lowest CO: 66.2% 67.7%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 25 yrs older than CO 1978Highest 10 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 12% below CO 38 minHighest 52% above CO
Work from home 3.2%±2.5Lowest CO: 21% 8%±4.7Highest CO: 21%
Calhan and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 30.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Flagler (11%)Colorado Springs (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CalhanFew work in Stratton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 137Highest 77.4Lowest
Schools
School district School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and StatCalhan District No. RJ1
High school in town Stratton Senior High SchoolCalhan Secondary School
Students per teacherat that high school 10.0Highest 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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