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37,345people live here $91,142median household income▲ 13% above US $1,793median rent per month▲ 27% above US $387,500median home value▲ 16% above US

Security-Widefield is an unincorporated community in El Paso County, CO. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Security-Widefield

Security-Widefield is an unincorporated community in Colorado with household incomes running above the national average and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Security-Widefield deals with rent well above the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, cold winters, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High rent burden for renters
Cold winters
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Security-Widefield compares

Median household income

Security-Widefield$91,142

Colorado avg$95,470

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Security-Widefield$1,793

Colorado avg$1,761

US$1,413

Median home value

Security-Widefield$387,500

Colorado avg$539,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Security-Widefield

Based on Security-Widefield's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,586

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $71,720 a year
53% of Security-Widefield renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$77,500

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $38,750
Homes cost 4.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 27% above US

$1,793/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,793 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $387,500. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $387,500 · 53% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.1% county unemployment

Unemployment in El Paso County is 4.1%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

El Paso County (county-wide)

Safety

320 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Security-Widefield doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the El Paso County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 969/100k · Policed by El Paso County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 11% below US

23 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.2 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 13% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Work from home

13%

Carpool

12%

Other

2.2%

Walk

1.1%

Public transit

0.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 19°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 23% below US

28% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 28%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

15 public schools inside the boundary

There are 15 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (32 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Security-Widefield's strongest point is household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,793/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and anyone who doesn't drive.

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