ValdezCO
26 people live in this town in Colorado.
Is Valdez a good place to live?
100% of households are owner-occupiers in Valdez, where Colorado’s towns sit at 71% and U.S. towns at 73%. Valdez has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Valdez.
Very high risk in Valdez, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Valdez has snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Valdez stands out in Colorado and nationally: a larger share of its adults have diabetes
The share of adults in Valdez who binge drink: 15%. Only 5 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Valdez. The town beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Valdez | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Valdez | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.9% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 75.1% | 69.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Valdez
Moving to Valdez: who provides what
Valdez is unincorporated, so Las Animas 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Valdez
About 0 of every 100 Valdez residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
About Valdez
Unincorporated community in Colorado, US
Valdez is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. From 1907 to 1960, Valdez served as a company town for Colorado Fuel & Iron and its Frederick coal mine, the company's most productive and second largest. The population of the Valdez CDP was 46 at the United States Census 2020. The Trinidad post office (ZIP Code 81082) serves the area.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
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Is Valdez, CO a good place to live?
Valdez has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 26 people live in this town in Colorado.
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