PeytonCO
The town, settled in 1889, counts 139 residents.
Is Peyton a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Peyton, above both Colorado’s towns (44%) and U.S. towns (29%). Among 160 Colorado towns, just 2 have a higher midpoint age than Peyton. Peyton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Peyton stand out
Where Peyton beats most towns.
139 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Peyton: who provides what
Peyton 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 Peyton.
The schools Peyton’s kids attend
Public schools: the Peyton School District No. 23. Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 293 | B+ |
| Peyton Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 197 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
A job hub: Peyton has 2.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 155 commuters
The top destinations are Colorado Springs (41%), Denver (10%) and Cimarron Hills (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Peyton faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Peyton’s FEMA risk score stands at 68 of 100. One declared disaster, in 2013, has brought federal aid to Peyton households. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 33% to wildfires.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Peyton is
Of 26 CDC measures, Peyton beats the Colorado average on 6 and trails it on 6. 7.5% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Peyton. Two figures for adults here: 76% had a checkup this year, 28% have obesity. Among 160 Colorado towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Peyton.
| Peyton | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 71% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Peyton | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.5% | 62.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Peyton are worth about $534K, by Zillow’s estimate
Home values are down 1.3% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pikes Peak and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Peyton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MountainPikes Peak
Big draw28 mi LandmarkNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
23 mi Park & preserveGarden of the Gods
19 mi Stadium & arenaFalcon Stadium
29 mi MountainCheyenne Mountain
23 mi Stadium & arenaWeidner FieldPhoto credits
Pikes 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 · Cheyenne Mountain: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Weidner Field: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Peyton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Peyton; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Peyton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Every workday, about 155 people come to Peyton for work
Where Peyton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Peyton
Census-designated place in El Paso County, CO, USA
Peyton is an unincorporated town, a post office, 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 Peyton post office has the ZIP Code 80831. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Peyton CDP was 214.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,818 ft
- ZIP code
- 80831
Questions about Peyton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Peyton, CO a good place to live?
Peyton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.