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EllicottCO

A town of 1,404, settled in 1895.

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Population
1,404
Census survey, 2020–24
Median age
35.5
years
Jobs based here
339
A commuter town

Is Ellicott a good place to live?

Ellicott’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 53% of residents live below the poverty line in Ellicott, against 8.4% in Colorado’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 1 of Colorado’s 217 towns score higher on cost of living. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 77% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Ellicott’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile, below both the Colorado town median (1.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On the outdoors, just 5 of Colorado’s 218 towns do worse. Ellicott has 1 place on the National Register. Ellicott has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA+Cost of livingWeakestD−WalkabilityDHazard risk
Small town

1,404 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Calhan · 15 miFountain · 19 miColorado Springs · 21 miRamah · 23 mi

How Ellicott grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Ellicott is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.1 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingHome prices against what area households earnA+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →HealthUchealth Grandview Hospital 22.2 miles awayBOpen →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 0% conserved landDOpen →HistoryDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.5; 9% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Ellicott: who provides what

Ellicott is unincorporated, so El Paso County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMountain View Elec Assn15.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSilver Bonnett ParkNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesEl Paso CountyEl Paso County provides services here
SchoolsEllicott School District 22Which school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereEl Paso County Clerk and RecorderEl Paso County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8080880808 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 Ellicott.

SchoolsB−

Ellicott’s public schools trail 53% of Colorado districts

Its public schools are run by the Ellicott School District No. 22. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.

47%of CO districts it outscoresB−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Ellicott Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5520C+
Ellicott Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–12259C+
Full pageEllicott’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsEllicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso aEvery school3 schools · Ellicott Elementary SchoolQuestions“Are Ellicott’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation

Work & commute

About two in five of Ellicott’s working residents commute to Colorado Springs

Most working residents leave Ellicott for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Ellicott is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Ellicott grew to 339 in 2023, 149 more than in 2013.

3%work in town
EllicottColorado townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work33 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town2.6%7.7%8%

Where working residents work

In Ellicott3%
Colorado Springs44%
Denver6%
Cimarron Hills3%
Fountain2%
24 mi
median commute distance
339
jobs based in Ellicott
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns
Full pageEllicott’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here339 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work3% work in EllicottCommute times33 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 24 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
77High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireTornadoes
Full pageEllicott’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters16 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready4.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Ellicott has four seasons and pleasant summers

Ellicott has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 16° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.

31″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–45°
Spring32–62°
Summer53–85°
Fall34–65°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageEllicott’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 87°, January lows 16°Rain & snow31″ of snow a winter · 13 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB

On CDC estimates, Ellicott is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns

Ellicott beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 15% of Ellicott adults report frequent physical distress. Only 9 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Ellicott.

59%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
EllicottColorado townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%12%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%18%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%71%79%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)36%30%36%
26 measures vs. Colorado
2 better10 too close to call14 worse
What stands outEllicottCO
Fewer binge drinkers15.4%19%
More adults getting a yearly checkup74.5%71.4%
More adults who get no exercise22.7%17.7%
Uchealth Grandview Hospital
22.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
Full pageEllicott’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby22.2 miles to an ER · Uchealth Grandview HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than CO on 2 of 26

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsD

0.1% of Ellicott is conserved land

1.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Among 155 Colorado towns, just 8 have a lower share of conserved land than Ellicott.

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 6 of 6,953 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Community Park at Ellicott—1
Full pageEllicott’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.8 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk1 acres · Community Park at EllicottConserved land0.1% conserved · 6 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Ellicott?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ellicott

16pages on Ellicott
The big questions
SchoolsB−Behind 53% of CO districts · 3 schoolsHealthBBetter than CO on 2 of 26 CDC measuresWork & commute339 jobs hereNatural hazardsDFEMA risk higher than 77% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsD2 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions32 nearby · Peterson Air and Space Museum 17 miLibraryHigh Prairie LibraryColleges
The story
HistoryDSettled 1895Climate87° summer highs · 31″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Ellicott; the nearest are

Pikes Peak State CollegeCommunity college · Public · Colorado Springs22.2 mi$4,510 in-state tuitionUniversity of Colorado Colorado SpringsUniversity or college · Public · Colorado Springs22.9 mi$10,149 in-state tuitionCommunity College of AuroraCommunity college · Public · Aurora65.6 mi$4,470 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Ellicott residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A growing town

Ellicott has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020

1,131 counted in 2010 and 1,248 in 2020.

1,1312010
1,2482020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

About Ellicott

Census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States

Ellicott is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Ellicott CDP was 1,248 at the United States Census 2020.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
11 sq mi
Elevation
6,020 ft