Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
5,412 people live in this town in Colorado.
Stratmoor’s strongest is walkability (A): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 89% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $316K for a typical one, 3.5 times the Colorado Springs metro’s $90K median household income. The weak point is hazard risk (C): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 66% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking 91st of 158 in Colorado. Set against the rest, it does better than 54% of U.S. towns. Its trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, above both Colorado’s towns (1.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Only 5 of the 159 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Stratmoor. Only 8 of the 159 Colorado towns we compare have a lower median age than Stratmoor.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · Census LEHD, 2023.
Where Stratmoor beats most towns.
Where Stratmoor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Stratmoor is from typical.
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Census counts: 5,519 in 1980, 6,518 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 4 maps from 1948 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stratmoor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi LandmarkNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
Big draw15 mi MountainPikes Peak
9 mi Park & preserveGarden of the Gods
6 mi MountainCheyenne Mountain
5 mi Stadium & arenaWeidner Field
16 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
Stratmoor 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 Stratmoor.
Stratmoor is healthier than towns with similar incomes, costs less than Security-Widefield or any other town next door and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Colorado.
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 6.2 miles.
| Stratmoor | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.3 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stratmoor Valley Trailhead | 0.1 mi | 3 |
| 2. Stratmoor Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The public schools here belong to the Harrison School District No. 2. Public school enrollment in Stratmoor: 167 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Readiness AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 69 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Security-Widefield is next at $371K. The typical value, about $316K, is 9% below its July 2022 peak.
Zillow values the typical Stratmoor home at about $316,000, down 1.5% in a year, 40% below the Colorado typical home. In Stratmoor, the going rate for rent is $1,324 a month. Stratmoor: 65% of households own their home.
| Stratmoor | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,324 a month | $1,812 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles. In Stratmoor, the average trip to work is 20 minutes. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Colorado Springs (58%), Denver (7%) and Aurora (3%).
| Stratmoor | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 7.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Colorado Springs Muni Ap weather station, 5 miles away, 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.
A winter brings about 33 inches of snow, with January nights at 18° and July afternoons at 88°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Three quarters of Stratmoor’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 9%. The national flood insurance program has paid 11 claims locally since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,948 U.S. towns with household incomes like Stratmoor’s, it is healthier than 76%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income. Within Colorado it is less healthy than 87% of the 159 graded towns: Colorado sets a high bar.
In Stratmoor, just over a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression. CDC measures, 26 in all: Stratmoor beats Colorado on 2 and trails on 14. Among 159 Colorado towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Stratmoor.
| Stratmoor | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 30% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Stratmoor | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.8% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.1% | 19% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 23.8% | 17.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Stratmoor
About 5 of every 100 Stratmoor residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
Census-designated place in El Paso County, CO, USA
Stratmoor is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) of which is both located, and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Stratmoor CDP was 6,518 at the United States Census 2020. The Colorado Springs post office (Zip Codes 80906).
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3 towns share a border with Stratmoor.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Security-Widefield (C+) comes closest.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratmoor | #91 | B− | B− | — | B− | B |
| Colorado Springs | #138 | C− | C | D | C | A− |
| Fountain | #137 | C− | C | C− | B− | B+ |
| Security-Widefield | #111 | C+ | C | — | C+ | B+ |
Stratmoor and Security-Widefield report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Stratmoor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Stratmoor grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #91 of 158 in Colorado. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
