NathropCO
187 residents make their home in this town in Colorado.
Is Nathrop a good place to live?
Nathrop’s middle household income is $30,000, below both the Colorado town median ($95,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only one of the 160 Colorado towns we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Nathrop. Nathrop has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
187 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Nathrop: who provides what
Nathrop is unincorporated, so Chaffee 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 Nathrop.
Fewer children than Colorado overall
46% of Nathrop adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 19% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Nathrop’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±22.9 points. Across Colorado, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Nathrop | CO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 28.9% | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.9% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 33.7% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 5.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.2% | 19.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 30.5% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest natural risk in Nathrop is avalanches, at a very high overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Nathrop break down as 58% from avalanches and 37% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical home in Nathrop: about $714K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.3%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Nathrop’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 31 miles. The top destinations are Buena Vista (29%), Salida (9%) and Denver (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nathrop has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Nathrop’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Nathrop have diabetes than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
Just over one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Nathrop. Only one of the 160 Colorado towns we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Nathrop. Against the Colorado average, Nathrop comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 14.
| Nathrop | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Nathrop | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.5% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.6% | 69.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.5% | 5.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Browns Canyon National Monument | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Nathrop
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Nathrop; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Nathrop residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
100% of working residents leave Nathrop for work
Where Nathrop’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Nathrop
Census-designated place in Chaffee County, CO, USA
Nathrop is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The population was 288 at the 2020 census. The Nathrop post office has the ZIP code 81236.
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- Elevation
- 7,680 ft
- ZIP code
- 81236
Questions about Nathrop
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nathrop, CO a good place to live?
Nathrop has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.