Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 601, settled in 1888.
Green Mountain Falls’ July high is 77°F, below both the Colorado town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Green Mountain Falls’ trail density is 2.7 miles per square mile, against 1.3 in Colorado’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Green Mountain Falls 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: 40 in 1900, a low of 30 in 1910, 646 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Green Mountain Falls. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi MountainPikes Peak
Big draw20 mi LandmarkNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
9 mi Park & preserveGarden of the Gods
11 mi Stadium & arenaFalcon Stadium
7 mi Scenic railwayThe Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway
16 mi MountainCheyenne MountainPikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North American Aerospace Defense Command: Unknown, Public domain · Garden of the Gods: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Falcon Stadium: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway: Milan Suvajac, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cheyenne Mountain: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Green Mountain Falls, 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 Green Mountain Falls.
The FEMA risk score in Green Mountain Falls is 99 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Green Mountain Falls for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Green Mountain Falls has added 31 jobs, to 62 in 2023. Green Mountain Falls’ median household income is $102,000.
| Green Mountain Falls | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 7.7% | 8% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Green Mountain Falls home is worth about $405,000, down 1.1% in a year, 23% below the Colorado typical home.
| Green Mountain Falls | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,699 a month | $1,808 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 71% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Green Mountain Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 12° and about 134 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (16% statewide). 51% of Green Mountain Falls adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Green Mountain Falls has lost 7% of its people since 2020, down to 601 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Green Mountain Falls | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.4 years | 38.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 51% | 44% | 29% |
Somewhere between 41% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Green Mountain Falls’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.9 points. Across Colorado, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Green Mountain Falls | CO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.3% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.1% | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.3% | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 5.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 10.1% | 19.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.6% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.7% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
1 crime was reported in Green Mountain Falls in 2024: 1 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Green Mountain Falls is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Green Mountain Falls beats the Colorado average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 14% of adults binge drink in Green Mountain Falls. Only 4 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Green Mountain Falls.
| Green Mountain Falls | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 79% | 71% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Green Mountain Falls | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 11.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.4% | 19% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Green Mountain Falls
About 7 of every 100 Green Mountain Falls residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
Where Green Mountain Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Colorado, United States
The Town of Green Mountain Falls is a statutory town located in El Paso and Teller counties of the U.S. of State of Colorado. The town population was 646 at the 2020 United States Census with 622 residents in El Paso County and 24 residents in Teller County. Green Mountain Falls is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. In 1968, officials in Green Mountain Falls conducted a resurvey of the 1890 legal description of the town's corporate limits and found "that the town hall, the magistrate's office, the post office, the community center, the civic swimming pool, and nearly half of the residents are located outside city limits" and …
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Green Mountain Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
