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The post office in Hasty, a tiny town in Bent County, Colorado LCCN2015632239
Colorado›Bent County

HastyCO

The town, settled in 1910, counts 125 residents.

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain
Photo of Hasty

Hasty, CO · Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Hasty a good place to live?

1.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hasty, below both the Colorado town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 121 in Colorado we compare has a lower value of a typical home than Hasty. Hasty has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

125 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Hasty: who provides what

Hasty is unincorporated, so Bent County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSoutheast Colorado Power Assn17.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHasty Water Authority12 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers83% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBent CountyBent County provides services here
SchoolsMcClave 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 hereBent County Clerk and RecorderBent County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8104481044 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 Hasty.

Housing

A home in Hasty is worth about $115K, on Zillow’s estimate

The share of households in Hasty who are owner-occupiers: 65%. Typical home values fell 1% in the year to September 2026.

$115KZillow home value

Typical home value

Hasty$115K
Colorado$529K
−1%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Most of Hasty’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Among residents in Hasty, 19% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Las Animas (15%), Lamar (7%) and Pueblo (7%). Half of commuters travel less than 54 miles.

0%work in town
HastyColorado townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work15 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line19%8.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Hasty0%
Las Animas15%
Lamar7%
Pueblo7%
La Junta6%
54 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Hasty
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Hasty

Summer afternoons peak near 94° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 10 inches a winter. Hasty brings chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–48°
Spring38–69°
Summer61–92°
Fall39–71°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Hasty is inland flooding, at a high overall level

Hasty’s FEMA risk score stands at 64 of 100. FEMA puts 36% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to drought.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Hasty than in most of Colorado or the rest of the country

Only 5 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Hasty. For adults locally, the share who smoke cigarettes is 20%. Also worth knowing: the town beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

HastyColorado townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%12%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)20%11%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%8.4%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)26%15%19%
26 measures vs. Colorado
2 better8 too close to call16 worse
What stands outHastyCO
Fewer binge drinkers15.4%19%
More adults treating high blood pressure74.4%69.5%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth21.4%9.2%
Prowers Medical Center
19.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hasty

15pages on Hasty
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Hasty; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Hasty for work

Where Hasty’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Las Animas Las Animas 15% 7% → Lamar Lamar 7% 7% → Pueblo Pueblo 7% 6% → La Junta La Junta 6% 6% → Denver Denver 6% 6% → McClave McClave 6% Hasty · 0% stay
7jobs based in Hasty
0%of working residents work in town
54 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hasty

Census-designated place in Bent County, CO, USA

Hasty is an unincorporated town in Bent County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hasty had a population of 182.

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

Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
3,871 ft
ZIP code
81044

Questions about Hasty

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Hasty, CO a good place to live?

Hasty has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.