Area data
Rockvale, CO — ZIP 81244
Population: 660 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 81244 (Rockvale, CO) is $195,200. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, hail, inlandflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.1% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$195,200
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $195,200
- House Price Index (state)
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 6
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, hail, inlandFlooding, landslide, wildfire
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · landslide: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 94% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 53.8%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Lincoln Park (4.5 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 40.4 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 13
- Days with Good air quality
- 354
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 8
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 59
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (40 mi)
- National parks include
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Airports within 30 mi
- 11
- Nearest airport
- Tezak Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field (FCS) (35 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 10
- Hospitals include
- ST MARY-CORWIN HOSPITAL, PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, INC, COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL IN PUEBLO
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.2 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,978
- Housing built before 1970
- 45.6%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 42.0%
- Median annual property tax
- $722
- Mean commute to work
- 24 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 46.4%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 8,949
- Average weekly wage
- $861
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 134
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 81244?
- $195,200.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 81244?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, hail, inlandFlooding, landslide, wildfire.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 81244?
- Risk to homes is higher than 94% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 81244?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 81244?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Lincoln Park, 4.5 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 81244?
- Good. Median AQI: 13. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 81244?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.1 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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