Oceanic
Gleneagle, Colorado
El Paso County, Colorado · Population 6.2k · 6,936 ft elevation
Living in Gleneagle
Gleneagle has a oceanic climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (121″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Gleneagle is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.
Gleneagle at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 6,936 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 121″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $571k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,051/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $137k90th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 20%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,904 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 19°F | 0.6″ | 14.4″ | 211 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 19°F | 0.8″ | 10.9″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 26°F | 1.4″ | 24.2″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 23.7″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 40°F | 2.4″ | 3.3″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 50°F | 2.0″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 48°F | 1.7″ | 1.7″ | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 35°F | 1.0″ | 11.1″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 26°F | 0.8″ | 18.4″ | 220 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 19°F | 0.6″ | 13.4″ | 203 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology