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Saddle Ridge, Colorado
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Saddle RidgeCO

With 27 residents, it is a town in Colorado.

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Is Saddle Ridge a good place to live?

100% of residents live below the poverty line in Saddle Ridge, against 8.4% in Colorado’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only one of the 160 Colorado towns we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Saddle Ridge. Saddle Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

27 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 Saddle Ridge: who provides what

Saddle Ridge is unincorporated, so Morgan County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMorgan County Rural Elec Assn14.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMorgan CountyMorgan County provides services here
SchoolsFort Morgan School District RE-3Which 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 hereMorgan County Clerk and RecorderMorgan County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8070180701 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 Saddle Ridge.

Climate

The climate in Saddle Ridge brings four seasons and hot summers

Saddle Ridge’s peak summer temperature is put at 90°F.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–43°
Spring34–64°
Summer56–87°
Fall35–66°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+2.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Saddle Ridge is

The share of adults in Saddle Ridge who get no exercise outside work is 24%. Among adults here, 23% say their health is fair or poor and 15% report frequent physical distress.

Saddle RidgeTypical Colorado townTypical U.S. town
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)19%10%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)70%71%79%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)23%15%19%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%12%14%
26 measures vs. Colorado
0 better13 too close to call13 worse
What stands outSaddle RidgeCO
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.5%9.2%
More uninsured adults19.2%11.1%
More adults in fair or poor health22.5%15.5%
St. Elizabeth Hospital
3.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Saddle Ridge is hail, at a moderate overall level

FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Saddle Ridge than in 59% of U.S. communities.

59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
59Moderate riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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Everything we know about Saddle Ridge

11pages on Saddle Ridge
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Saddle Ridge

About Saddle Ridge

Census-designated place in Morgan County, CO, USA

Saddle Ridge is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Saddle Ridge CDP was 66 at the United States Census 2020. The Fort Morgan post office (Zip Code 80701) serves the area.

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

Area
0.2 sq mi

Questions about Saddle Ridge

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Saddle Ridge, CO a good place to live?

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