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Is Hartsel a good place to live?

Hartsel’s peak summer temperature is 77°F, against 89°F in Colorado’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Among 160 Colorado towns, just 3 have a lower January low than Hartsel. We don’t grade Hartsel yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Hartsel: who provides what

Hartsel is unincorporated, so Park County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerCORE Electric Cooperative15.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

Internet1 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesPark CountyPark County provides services here

SchoolsPark County School District RE-2Which 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 herePark County Clerk and RecorderPark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025

ZIP codes80449, 8044080449 84% · 80440 16%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 Hartsel.

Housing

A typical Hartsel home is worth about $404K

In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.1%.

$404KZillow home value

Typical home value

Hartsel$404K

Colorado$529K

+1.1%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in September

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Prices over the yearsUp 1.1% in a year Years of income to buyYears of income to buy RentsRents

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Hartsel’s year

The range runs from 4° on a January night to 77° on a July afternoon, with about 50 inches of snow a winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–37°

Spring22–52°

Summer41–75°

Fall24–57°

Sep 19

typical first frost

Jun 2

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 77°, January lows 4°Rain & snow50″ of snow a winter · 12 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Hartsel has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Hartsel’s risk rating from FEMA is recorded as 34 of 100. Expected losses in Hartsel break down as 53% from inland flooding and 12% from hail.

34risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHailAvalanches

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters9 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Hartsel is

15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Hartsel. This Colorado town does better than the Colorado average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 9. Only 4 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Hartsel.