Salida.
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Colorado·Chaffee County
2 tracts·3K people·$649K median·922/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Salida is $648,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Salida has 5,861 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 44.1; the population is 81.8% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Multiracial, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Other and 0.0% Black; the average household has 2.0 people; 53.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Longfellow Elementary School (62%) and Salida Montessori Charter School (46%) lead the elementary schools; Salida Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (46%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,292/month, 18% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Salida is $70,045 a year, 19% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Salida, median rent is $1,292/month and the median home value is $648,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Salida reported 1.0 violent crimes and 9.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 15°F; there are 49 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 9 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Salida are lightning (99), inland flooding (96) and wildfire (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Salida scores 10.9 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 4.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).