Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 166, settled in 1880.
45% of residents live below the poverty line in Crestone, where Colorado’s towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Crestone School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Crestone has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 231 in 1910, a low of 34 in 1970, 141 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1982 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crestone. Close and well known come first.
5 mi National ParkGreat Sand Dunes National Park432K visitors a year
38 mi Canyon & gorgeRoyal Gorge
39 mi Scenic railwayRoyal Gorge Route Railroad
32 mi National forestSan Isabel National Forest
22 mi Zoo & aquariumColorado Gators Reptile ParkGreat Sand Dunes National Park: Preiselbeere (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Royal Gorge: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Royal Gorge Route Railroad: Self-scanned by original uploader JGHowes at en.wikipedia (Original text: From , Public domain · San Isabel National Forest: Zereshk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colorado Gators Reptile Park: Rolf BlauertDk4hb, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crestone, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Crestone.
In the comparison, Crestone comes against 44% in Colorado’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Adults 35 to 64 are 67% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 0% of residents (25% statewide). Crestone has grown 21% since 2020, to 166 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
Somewhere between 50% and 94% women
The Census survey reached too few of Crestone’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±22 points. Across Colorado, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Crestone | CO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 34.1% | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 33.3% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.3% | 5.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.4% | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 4.9% | 19.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 36.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.5% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Its public schools are run by the Moffat School District No. 2. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestone Charter SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 100 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
The typical Crestone home is worth about $348,000, down 2.3% in a year, 34% below the Colorado typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Crestone has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Crestone’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
38% of adults have high blood pressure in Crestone. Only 7 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Crestone. 27% of adults have obesity in Crestone.
| Crestone | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 27% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Crestone | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.7% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.7% | 69.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Among 155 Colorado towns, just 8 have a lower share of conserved land than Crestone. The trail density in Crestone is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Crestone | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Little Pearl Pocket Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Crestone; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Crestone residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Town in Colorado, US
The Town of Crestone is a statutory town in Saguache County, Colorado. The town's population was 141 according to the 2020 United States census. Crestone is located at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Range, on the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley. In 1880, George Adams and E. A. Reser purchased land adjoining the northern boundary of the Luis Maria Baca Grant No. 4 and filed the town plat for Crestone on November 4 of that year. In 1971, the Arizona-Colorado Land and Cattle Company formed the Baca Grande Corporation to develop a part of the ranch as the Baca Grande community. By 2012, the development contained approximately 4,000 lots, about 25% of which had been developed. The Crestone…
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Crestone has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
