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The town has 37,345 residents and lies in Colorado.
Nothing here grades far from typical. Its weakest is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $371K, 4.1 years of the Colorado Springs metro’s $90K median household income. With a C+ overall, Security-Widefield is better than just over two fifths of U.S. towns and ranks 111th of 158 in Colorado. Health is its strong suit (B+) — CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of nearly two thirds of the country. The town’s density of trails is 3.3 miles per square mile, where Colorado’s towns sit at 1.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Widefield Park and Disc Golf Course, at 34 acres. Just over a tenth of the land in the town is conserved, against 6.8% in Colorado’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 27% of residents are under 18 locally, above both the Colorado town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · USGS PAD-US.
32,882 counted in 2010 and 38,639 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Security-Widefield is from typical.
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Census counts: 9,017 in 1960, 38,639 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 2 maps from 1893 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Security-Widefield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi LandmarkNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
Big draw19 mi MountainPikes Peak
12 mi Park & preserveGarden of the Gods
9 mi MountainCheyenne Mountain
8 mi Stadium & arenaWeidner Field
18 mi Stadium & arenaFalcon StadiumNorth American Aerospace Defense Command: Unknown, Public domain · Pikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden of the Gods: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cheyenne Mountain: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Weidner Field: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Falcon Stadium: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0
Security-Widefield 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Security-Widefield.
Security-Widefield has home values still below their peak, has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Colorado and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Colorado.
43 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Security-Widefield: 5, covering 53 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Widefield Park and Disc Golf Course | 0.7 mi | 34 |
| 2. Windmill Mesa Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Pi-Ute Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools: the El Paso County School District No. 3. Of its 16 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. 6 public schools serve Security-Widefield, with 2,770 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 582 | C+ |
| Widefield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,193 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Security-Widefield has 3,096 jobs for its 15,278 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Half commute less than 11 miles. The top destinations are Colorado Springs (53%), Denver (6%) and Fountain (5%). Security-Widefield had 3,096 jobs in 2023, up 165 from 2013. The average trip to work for Security-Widefield comes to 23 minutes.
| Security-Widefield | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 13% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 8.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 7.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical value, about $371K, is 9% below its July 2022 peak.
Zillow values the typical Security-Widefield home at about $371,000, down 1.4% in a year, 30% below the Colorado typical home. Among households locally, 87% own their home. The town’s midpoint rent stands at $1,793 a month.
| Security-Widefield | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,793 a month | $1,812 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Colorado Springs Muni Ap weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 158 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 81% of Colorado places with climate records.
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Colorado it is less healthy than 76% of the 159 graded towns: Colorado sets a high bar.
Nearly a fifth of Security-Widefield adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the Colorado average, Security-Widefield comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 13. Among 159 Colorado towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Security-Widefield.
| Security-Widefield | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| What stands out | Security-Widefield | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.4% | 19% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7% | 7.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.1% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Security-Widefield, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 65 of 100. The town has had 19 paid flood insurance claims since 1998. 68% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 12%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Security-Widefield
About 6 of every 100 Security-Widefield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
Where Security-Widefield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Security-Widefield is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the unincorporated communities of Security and Widefield located in, and governed by, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Security-Widefield CDP was 38,639 at the United States Census 2020. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Both the Colorado Springs post office (Zip Codes 80911, 80913, and 80925) and the Fountain post office (Zip Code 80817) serve the area.
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3 towns share a border with Security-Widefield.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security-Widefield | #111 | C+ | C | — | C+ | B+ |
| Fountain | #137 | C− | C | C− | B− | B+ |
| Colorado Springs | #138 | C− | C | D | C | A− |
| Stratmoor | #91 | B− | B− | — | B− | B |
Security-Widefield and Stratmoor report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Security-Widefield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Security-Widefield grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #111 of 158 in Colorado. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools.
