RyeCO
A town of 201, settled in 1881.
Is Rye a good place to live?
Rye has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
201 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Rye: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rye, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rye.
The typical home in Rye is valued at about $334K
Among households in Rye, 55% are owner-occupiers. Values fell 2.2% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A larger share of residents in Rye live below the poverty line than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
Rye: 3.5% of working residents work locally. Jobs based locally fell to 39 in 2023, 38 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Pueblo (25%), Colorado Springs (11%) and Colorado City (7%). For half of commuters, work is under 31 miles away.
| Rye | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 60% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 7.7% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Rye, mostly inland flooding
44% of Rye’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 24%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 63% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rye once, in 2006.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Rye is
Among adults in Rye, 17% report frequent mental distress, above Colorado’s towns (16%) and close to U.S. towns (17%). On the CDC’s 26 measures, Rye is ahead of Colorado on 2 and behind on 11. 75% of adults had a checkup this year in the town. Only 9 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Rye.
| Rye | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 71% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rye | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.6% | 11.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74% | 69.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 5.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Rye
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rye; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Rye residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
96% of working residents leave Rye for work
Where Rye’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rye
Town in Colorado, United States
Rye is a Statutory Town in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 206 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1937
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,801 ft
- ZIP code
- 81069
- Area code
- 719
Questions about Rye
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rye, CO a good place to live?
Rye has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.