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Valmont School - 1911
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ValmontCO

A town of 27.

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Photo of Valmont

Valmont, CO · Photo: Don O'Brien from Piketon, Ohio, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗

Is Valmont a good place to live?

Valmont 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
BoulderBoulderValmont
Getting set up

Moving to Valmont: who provides what

Valmont is unincorporated, so Boulder County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerXcel Energy15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Boulder water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesBoulder CountyBoulder County provides services here
SchoolsBoulder Valley School District RE-2Which 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 hereBoulder County Clerk and Recorder, Elections DivisionBoulder County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8030180301 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 Valmont.

Natural hazards

High risk in Valmont, with inland flooding at the top

Valmont’s FEMA hazard score stands at 71 of 100, where Colorado’s towns sit at 51 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to tornadoes.

71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
71High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Valmont’s kids attend

Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Temple Grandin School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–12Grades 6–1222–

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

The climate in Valmont brings snowy winters and hot summers

Valmont’s peak summer temperature is 89°F.

85″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–46°
Spring34–64°
Summer54–86°
Fall35–66°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Valmont is

18% of Valmont adults have obesity. Against the Colorado average, Valmont comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 5. Also worth knowing: among adults locally, 66% had a checkup this year, below both Colorado’s towns (71%) and U.S. towns (79%).

ValmontColorado townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)18%26%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)66%71%79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)22%27%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
26 measures vs. Colorado
5 better16 too close to call5 worse
What stands outValmontCO
Fewer adults with obesity18.3%26.1%
Fewer adults with high blood pressure21.7%27%
Fewer adults screened for colon cancer52%62.4%
Boulder Community Health
4.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

1
homes sold in April

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 66 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Valmont. Close and well known come first.

All 77 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Valmont

15pages on Valmont
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Valmont

About Valmont

Census-designated place in Boulder County, CO, USA

Valmont is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Valmont CDP was 64 at the United States Census 2020. The land use consists of farming, low-density residential, some commercial, and a few school and church properties. The Boulder post office (Zip Code 80301) serves the area.

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

Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
5,180 ft

Questions about Valmont

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Valmont, CO a good place to live?

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