Alamosa East, Colorado, 2014
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Alamosa EastCO
A town of 1,298.
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Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0
Population
1,298
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$264K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
49.7
years
Jobs based here
238
A commuter town
Is Alamosa East a good place to live?
Alamosa East’s weakest subject grade is a D for incomes. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Alamosa East, where Colorado’s towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On hazard risk, just 2 of Colorado’s 218 towns do better. Homes are expensive, about $264K for a typical one and 5.2 times the Alamosa area’s $51K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Rio Grande Healthy Living Park, at 23 acres. Alamosa East has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Alamosa East stand out
Where Alamosa East beats most towns.
Small town
1,298 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
AlamosaAlamosa East
How Alamosa East grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Alamosa East is from typical.
Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listA+Open →Jobs & income$77K median household income; 238 jobs based hereDOpen →Cost of livingC−Open →SchoolsBehind 70% of Colorado districts on tests and graduationCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 9.2 of 20; 5% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →HealthLess healthy than 55% of U.S. towns; San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center 2.4 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Alamosa East: who provides what
Alamosa East is unincorporated, so Alamosa County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerXcel Energy15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEast Alamosa water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesAlamosa CountyAlamosa County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Colorado you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 8 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereAlamosa County Clerk and RecorderAlamosa County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code8110181101 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Alamosa East.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+
Alamosa East stands out in Colorado and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
Alamosa East’s FEMA risk score is 5 of 100, below both Colorado’s towns (51 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
5risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Alamosa East’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Alamosa East for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Alamosa East is 15 minutes. The top destinations are Alamosa (44%), Denver (5%) and Pueblo (3%).
3%work in town
| Alamosa East | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 7.7% | 8% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Alamosa East3%
Alamosa44%
Denver5%
Pueblo3%
Monte Vista3%
4 mi
median commute distance
238
jobs based in Alamosa East
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Alamosa East
Alamosa East has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Alamosa East’s July high is 82°F.
30″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter6–38°
Spring27–60°
Summer46–81°
Fall27–62°
Sep 17
typical first frost
May 30
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
A larger share of adults have diabetes in Alamosa East than in most of Colorado or the rest of the country
14% of adults have diabetes in Alamosa East. Alamosa East beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 33% of adults have obesity in Alamosa East.
45%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Alamosa East | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 19% |
26 measures vs. Colorado
2 better14 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Alamosa East | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.8% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 73.7% | 69.5% |
| More adults with diabetes | 13.8% | 8.6% |
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center
2.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.8%conserved
| Alamosa East | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
1.8%
conserved · 37 of 2,073 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rio Grande Healthy Living Park | 0.6 mi | 23 |
| 2. Sunrise Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Alamosa East
17pages on Alamosa East
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Alamosa East
About 2 of every 100 Alamosa East residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Alamosa East for work
Where Alamosa East’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
238jobs based in Alamosa East
3%of working residents work in town
4 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Alamosa East
Census-designated place in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States
Alamosa East is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Alamosa East CDP was 1,453 at the 2020 United States census. The Alamosa post office (Zip code 81101) serves the area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,540 ft
Questions about Alamosa East
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Alamosa East, CO expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.