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38.86° N · 104.70° W · GEOID 0814587

Cimarron Hills

El Paso County, Colorado · part of the Colorado Springs, CO metro

ColoradoCimarron Hills, COCimarron HillsCimarron Hills

The short answer

Cimarron Hills is home to 19,817 people. Median household income is $80,808 a year and median rent is $1,664 a month, 24.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $368,000, about 4.5x annual median household income.

The story in Cimarron Hills is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 19.8% to 24.7% of income. Also notable: Homeowners pay a median of about 0.4% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 95% of places its size.

16OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Cimarron Hills scores better than 16% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 98th of 111 in Colorado.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%27
Economy 20%35
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%37
Education 10%39
Commute 10%56
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,664
22% above the median place
Median household income
$80,808
1% above the median place
Median home value
$368,000
15% above the median place
Unemployment
7.0%
42% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to Cimarron Hills

El Paso County gains about 0.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in51,130
Moved out50,722
Net+408

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Colorado, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ColoradoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$66K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of El Paso County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.2% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into El Paso County report $66,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $65,900.
Income you would need
$66,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,664 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,957 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $368,000.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 12.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Franklin, IN matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
4.2%
112% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
5.7%
1% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$65,897
6% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCimarron HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.7%1% below
Moved from another state14.2%112% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$65,9907% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$65,8976% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.4%, 55% below the median place.

Cimarron Hills24.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$66,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.7%
21% above the median place
Home price to income
4.5x
20% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Cimarron Hills, $1,664 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.5 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Cimarron Hills, but easier on the budget

Places that match Cimarron Hills on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Franklin, IN9717.3% vs 24.7%$7,800Compare
Berea, KY9416.8% vs 24.7%n/aCompare
Chubbuck, ID9415.2% vs 24.7%$12,900Compare
Altoona, IA9417.2% vs 24.7%$14,200Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.4%
55% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,512
54% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
59.7%
18% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCimarron HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,66422% above
Rent to income124.7%21% above
Property tax rate10.4%55% below
Home price to income14.5x20% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.70% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6210% above
HUD area median income4County figure$116,4008% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,51254% below
Median home value1$368,00015% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.5%83% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure39.0%24% below
Homeownership167.9%2% above
Renters paying 30%+159.7%18% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9575% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.4%38% below
Median year built119891% above
03

Work and pay

Compared with the 23 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as South Ogden, UT, Artesia, NM and Chubbuck, ID), unemployment here is higher: 7% against a typical 4.8%.

Unemployment1
7.0%
42% above the median place
Income per person1
$34,917
13% below the median place
Mean commute1
24 min
3% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate10.6% −2%
Works from home12.3% −1%
Median household income$80,808 +1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCimarron HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$80,8081% above
Income per person1$34,91713% below
Unemployment17.0%42% above
Average annual pay6County figure$70,8977% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.0%35% above
Jobs6County figure307,977104% above
Poverty rate110.6%2% below
Mean commute124 min3% below
Works from home112.3%1% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.4%56% below
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 31.7 years old, younger than in 91% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Median age1
31.7
19% below the median place
No health insurance1
10.1%
58% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.6%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.6 +6%
Bachelor's or higher26.9% −16%
Born abroad7.7% −13%
High school or higher92.4% +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCimarron HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population119,8172331st largest
Median age131.719% below
Bachelor's or higher126.9%16% below
High school or higher192.4%0% above
Household size12.66% above
Born abroad17.7%13% below
No health insurance110.1%58% above
Homes with broadband194.6%3% above
05

Life in Cimarron Hills

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 86% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 111 Colorado places we track.

98 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.0 −50%
Playgrounds per 10k9.6 +2%
Grocery stores per 10k0.5 −76%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.6 −23%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails5 km 2.6×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.4 21.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument 32 miles
  • Sangre de Cristo Wilderness 78 miles
  • Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site 89 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.1 −3%
Shops26.8 −12%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.6 +12%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.5 +21%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
31.8
3% above the median place
Public schools12
237
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
112,911
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureCimarron HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure237above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure112,911above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure16.04% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.13% below
Shops per 10k8County figure26.812% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.612% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.521% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k95.050% below
Playgrounds per 10k99.62% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.576% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k98.623% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails95.2160% above
Transit stops per sq mi94.4above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1031.83% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure98above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 99.3, 62% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Cimarron Hills. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
99.3
62% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
16.3 in
63% below the median place
January average low13
16°F
37% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureCimarron HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure85°F2% below
January average low13County figure16°F37% below
Average temperature13County figure48°F12% below
Annual precipitation13County figure16.3 in63% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure94.02% above
Tornado risk14County figure96.819% above
Wildfire risk14County figure99.362% above
Heat wave risk14County figure77.814% below
Median air quality index15County figure467% above
Good air days15County figure68.2%0% below
08

Cimarron Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, up from 25% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Cimarron Hills does better than 23% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 90%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,664/mo (2024)$2,170/mo$1,780 to $2,640/mo+4.5%
Median household income$80,808 (2024)$102,000$86,000 to $120,500+3.9%
Median home value$368,000 (2024)$549,000$399,000 to $756,000+6.9%

The median home would be worth 5.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Cimarron Hills

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Independence, OR$1,665$85,375Compare
Dumfries, VA$1,732$82,355Compare
Princeton, FL$1,647$83,426Compare
Clearfield, UT$1,579$75,495Compare
Clearfield, UTPrinceton, FLDumfries, VAIndependence, ORCimarron Hills, COCimarron HillsIndependenceDumfriesPrincetonClearfieldCimarron HillsIndependenceDumfriesPrincetonClearfield

Places built like Cimarron Hills

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Cimarron Hills performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Cimarron Hills, CO24.7%4.5%/yrn/a
South Ogden, UT21.4%3.2%/yr1.3%Compare
Artesia, NM20.6%7.6%/yr-1.1%Compare
Chubbuck, ID15.2%6.9%/yr7.9%Compare
Fountain, CO24.3%6.0%/yr-1.2%Compare
Mountain Home, ID22.0%5.0%/yr4.6%Compare
Clearfield, UT25.1%4.6%/yr10.2%Compare

Common questions

Is Cimarron Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 16 out of 100, better than 16% of the places we rate and 98th of 111 in Colorado. On cost, space and class size it scores 39 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cimarron Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $368,000.

What salary do you need to live in Cimarron Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $66,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cimarron Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Independence, OR, Dumfries, VA, Princeton, FL and Clearfield, UT.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Cimarron Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cimarron Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cimarron-hills-colorado

Citytistics. “Cimarron Hills, Colorado.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/cimarron-hills-colorado/

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