EllicottCO
With 1,404 residents, this town was settled in 1895.
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 concentration of trails 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.
1,404 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Ellicott grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Ellicott is from typical.
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Moving to Ellicott: who provides what
Ellicott is unincorporated, so El Paso County and regional agencies provide most services.
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.
Ellicott’s public schools trail 53% of Colorado districts
Public schools: the Ellicott School District No. 22. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. 3 public schools serve Ellicott, with 1,009 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellicott Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 520 | C+ |
| Ellicott Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 259 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
About two in five of Ellicott’s working residents commute to Colorado Springs
Ellicott had 339 jobs in 2023, up 149 from 2013. Commuting out is the norm here: 3% of working residents work locally. For Ellicott, the mean commuting time is 33 minutes. The top destinations are Colorado Springs (44%), Denver (6%) and Cimarron Hills (3%).
| Ellicott | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 7.7% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Ellicott is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Expected losses in Ellicott break down as 45% from inland flooding and 26% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ellicott has four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 16°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Ellicott is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
31% of adults have high blood pressure in Ellicott. Against the Colorado average, Ellicott comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 14. Two figures for adults here: 15% binge drink, 75% had a checkup this year. Only 9 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Ellicott.
| Ellicott | Colorado towns | U.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% |
| What stands out | Ellicott | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.4% | 19% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 74.5% | 71.4% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 22.7% | 17.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ellicott keeps 0.1% of its land conserved
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 1.8 miles of trail. Among 155 Colorado towns, just 8 have a lower share of conserved land than Ellicott.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Community Park at Ellicott | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ellicott
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ellicott; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Ellicott residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Ellicott has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
1,131 counted in 2010 and 1,248 in 2020.
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.
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- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,020 ft