City safety & data profile

Cimarron HillsCO

Cimarron Hills, CO is a 16K-resident city in El Paso County with a median household income of $80,808.

El Paso County, Colorado. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Cimarron Hills, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Cimarron Hills has a population larger than 32% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $368,000, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 33%
By size
$80,808
Median income (place)
$368,000
Median home (place)
10.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Cimarron Hills

Cimarron Hills posts a median household income higher than 50% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Cimarron Hills area.

Top 50%
by median income, US cities
5
hospitals in & near Cimarron Hills

Composite score · Cimarron Hills, CO

40/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Poverty rate C-
10.6%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Household income C-
$80,808

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Bachelor's+ share F
26.9%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Violent crime F
424 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

See the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Cimarron Hills income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$80,808 Top 50% higher than 50% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Cimarron Hills $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Biggest cities by headcount in CO

Population among 59 CO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Denver is the largest CO city on this list; The Pinery leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Top earners by city in CO

Median household income across 59 tracked CO places. Hover a bar for its population rank.

median

What this shows The Pinery leads this pool on median income; Denver is the population leader instead.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Cimarron Hills, CO beyond the headline numbers

Cimarron Hills sits inside El Paso County, Colorado, at roughly 38.86°N, -104.70°W. Population 16,161, $80,808 median household income. Median home value $368,000, median rent $1,664. Poverty rate 10.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

5 hospitals in/around Cimarron Hills (nearest 4.1 mi away), 3.5/5 avg rating, 5 with an ER. Climate: 50.5°F annual average, 16.1" precipitation.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.2% in Cimarron Hills, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Cimarron Hills's median age is 31.7 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

6.5% unemployment puts Cimarron Hills in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.

A median home in Cimarron Hills runs about 4.6 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Median rent in Cimarron Hills, CO runs $1,664/month, above the midpoint for reporting cities -- worth weighing against the income figures on this page.

26.9% of Cimarron Hills adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the midpoint of reporting cities.

At 10.6%, poverty in Cimarron Hills, CO runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

Remote work covers 12.3% of Cimarron Hills workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Cimarron Hills from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

A Decade of Change 2013–2024

County-level trend (El Paso County): Cimarron Hills's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
743K+17%
Median Income
$90,363+58%
Median Home Value
$461,000+116%
Poverty Rate
8.5%-31%
Unemployment
4.9%-44%

Economics

Cimarron Hills's poverty rate of 10.6% runs 15% below the tracked-city average, the most notable of the economic figures Areazine tracks here. A second figure worth noting: median household income at $80,808, 10% below the tracked-city average.

Economics indicators for Cimarron Hills, CO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,664/mo
Poverty Rate
10.6% -15% vs avg
Unemployment 6.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 26.9%
Work From Home 12.3%
Public Transit 0.2%

Population Snapshot

White 62.7%
African American 4%
Asian 4.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.2%

Community Health 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.6%
Obesity
30.7%
High Blood Pressure
28.1%
Physical Inactivity
21.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.9%
Binge Drinking
16.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.1%
Current Smoking
13.4%
Current Asthma
12.2%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.9%
Annual Checkup 72.3%

Other Measures

Diabetes
9.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.8%
Stroke
2.9%

Nearest Hospitals 5 within 25 mi

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
1
★★★
1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
3.5/5
Total Hospitals
5
With ER
5
UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM
COLORADO SPRINGS · 4.1 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
PEAK VIEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
COLORADO SPRINGS · 4.8 mi away · Psychiatric · ER
☆☆☆☆☆
UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL
COLORADO SPRINGS · 5.7 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
☆☆☆☆☆
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES
COLORADO SPRINGS · 6.7 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO - COLORADO SPRINGS
COLORADO SPRINGS · 7.8 mi away · Childrens · ER
☆☆☆☆☆

Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Avg Temperature
51°F
Annual Rainfall
16.1"
Hot Months (>80°F)
2
Cold Months (<40°F)
4
45°
19°
Jan
0.3"
47°
20°
Feb
0.3"
55°
27°
Mar
0.8"
61°
34°
Apr
1.5"
71°
44°
May
2.0"
82°
53°
Jun
2.3"
87°
58°
Jul
3.1"
84°
57°
Aug
3.0"
77°
49°
Sep
1.4"
65°
37°
Oct
0.8"
53°
26°
Nov
0.4"
45°
19°
Dec
0.2"

Cost of Living

BEA 2024
100.7 Regional Price Parity

0.7% above national average

US avg
100.7

Metro area: Colorado Springs, CO (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

NFIP Flood Claim History

FEMA NFIP, county-level
120
Claims filed
$456K
Total paid out
X
Most common flood zone

120 flood insurance claims have been filed in El Paso County since 2016, with $456K paid out by the NFIP.

Most claims in this county are not tied to a single named storm or hurricane in the NFIP record.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Cimarron Hills?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Cimarron Hills right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CO-CIMARRON-HILLS · Cimarron Hills

Cimarron Hills: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Cimarron Hills; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Colorado state hubs · Methodology

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Questions & Answers 9

What is the population of Cimarron Hills, CO?
Cimarron Hills, CO has a population of 16,161 people, located in El Paso County, Colorado.
What is the median household income in Cimarron Hills?
The median household income in Cimarron Hills, CO is $80,808 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.6%.
What is the median home value in Cimarron Hills?
The median home value in Cimarron Hills, CO is $368,000. Median rent is $1,664/month.
What are the top health concerns in Cimarron Hills?
The top health indicators in Cimarron Hills include Short Sleep Duration (37.6%), Obesity (30.7%), High Blood Pressure (28.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What hospitals are near Cimarron Hills?
The nearest hospitals to Cimarron Hills, CO are UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM (4.1 mi, in COLORADO SPRINGS), PEAK VIEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (4.8 mi, in COLORADO SPRINGS), UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL (5.7 mi, in COLORADO SPRINGS), CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES (6.7 mi, in COLORADO SPRINGS), CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO - COLORADO SPRINGS (7.8 mi, in COLORADO SPRINGS). 5 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Cimarron Hills?
The median age in Cimarron Hills, CO is 31.7 years. 26.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the climate like in Cimarron Hills?
Cimarron Hills has an average annual temperature of 50.5°F and 16.1" of annual precipitation.
What is the cost of living in Cimarron Hills?
The regional price parity for Cimarron Hills is 100.707, meaning prices are 0.7% above the national average.
What is the flood claim history for Cimarron Hills?
El Paso County, Colorado has recorded 120 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $456K in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Cimarron Hills, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CO (10.6% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CO ($80,808 here).

Compare Cimarron Hills with another city

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Nearby Places 8

What to do with Cimarron Hills's numbers

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  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Cimarron Hills area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (El Paso County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.