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A town of 1,755, founded in 1870. 65% more nonprofits per person than the typical Colorado town.
The best of Deer Trail’s subject grades is an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a D for incomes. Deer Trail’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both Colorado’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 10 of Colorado’s 217 towns score lower on walkability. On civic life, just 9 of Colorado’s 146 towns do better. Deer Trail has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Deer Trail beats most towns.
Where Deer Trail’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Deer Trail is from typical.
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Census counts: 390 in 1930, a low of 374 in 1970, 1,068 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Deer Trail, 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 Deer Trail.
Its public schools are run by the Deer Trail School District No. 26J. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Trail Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 174 | C− |
| Deer Trail Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 153 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Deer Trail for work: only 2% work in town. 19% of Deer Trail residents live below the poverty line, above both the Colorado town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The median household income in Deer Trail is $74,000.
| Deer Trail | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 7.7% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Deer Trail home is worth about $383,000, down 1.8% in a year, 28% below the Colorado typical home. 86% of households own their home in Deer Trail.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Deer Trail beats the Colorado average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 67% of Deer Trail adults had a checkup this year.
| Deer Trail | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 71% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Deer Trail | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 14.1% | 10.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.9% | 11.1% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 18.9% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Deer Trail has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Deer Trail’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spirit of the Prairie Park | 0.2 mi | 9 |
| 2. Deer Trail Pioneer Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Deer Trail; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Deer Trail residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Town in Colorado, US
The Town of Deer Trail is a statutory town located in eastern Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,068 at the 2020 United States census, a +95.60% increase since the 2010 United States census. Deer Trail is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The town is situated along Interstate 70, approximately 55 miles (89 km) east of Denver.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
65% more nonprofits per person than the typical Colorado town.
Not for the area. That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($105,762 across the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.