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If you go west toward Cotopaxi, do you lose the "Banana Belt" weather effects? I know as you go up in altitude, it will get colder...but how far west can you go before the climate gets more severe?
If you go west toward Cotopaxi, do you lose the "Banana Belt" weather effects? I know as you go up in altitude, it will get colder...but how far west can you go before the climate gets more severe?
yep, you got it - Cotopaxi gets more snow and cold than Canon City/Florence Penrose. I have friends who live out there and they struggle to get out of their driveways in the winter due to snow and mud. But i have lived in Canon for seven years and had to shovel my driveway like twice, but it wasn't even that bad.
That said, if you live anywhere in a mountain area of Colorado, you will have less trouble with snow if you live on a SOUTH facing property - the sun at this high elevation does wonders to melt the snow away very quickly. If you live on a north facing slope.... winter (and several feet of snow) will last 6 months or better.
Canon City is down in a valley (canyon entrance) and protected by mountains on 3 sides so the climate is perfection, the best anywhere in Colorado. but once you drive ten minutes outside of CC and go up substantially in elevation, you will get worse winters, but still quite decent compared to other areas in Colorado.
Why isn't real estate more expensive in Canon CIty- isn't it commutable to Colorado Springs?
The commute is 45 miles over CO 115, a mostly 2 lane road with a few (not near enough) passing lanes and quite a bit of traffic. It is a pretty dangerous road even in good weather. It actually gets up in the foothills and get pretty snowy and icy at times in winter. Though I have some friends in Canon that make the drive often, it's not a commute I would want to make. Going to Pueblo is much easier--4 lane all the way and much fewer winter weather problems--but then you're in Pueblo, which does not have a lot of the amenities found in Colorado Springs. That doesn't bother me, but it would bother lots of people who are used to "the big city."
Why isn't real estate more expensive in Canon CIty- isn't it commutable to Colorado Springs?
good question... Jazzlover gave some good answers. Hwy 115 is only 2 lanes most of the way and it is a curvy, hilly road in many areas. A lot of deer on the road and not the best in the winter. But, i do know several people who make the commute from Canon City to Colorado Springs, and have been doing it for years.
As to your question - why isn't the real estate more expensive in Canon City....
another good question, which i often scratch my head over (given that i own real estate in CC!)
It is just one of those very rare pockets in Colorado that is close to the mountains but the real estate never saw the dramatic increases or even moderate increases like most other places in Colorado.
Perhaps because of all the prisons in Fremont County... but that brings good jobs and stability to the economy...
perhaps because of South Canon being a Superfund Site... but those properties in Lincoln Park are the most sought after and expensive in Canon City!
So... i don't really know why the real estate isn't more expensive, but, wow can you get a deal here! especially these days, because even though the market in Canon City never got inflated, it is still going down, down, down.
It is truly a buyers market here, and your money will go far in Canon City.
What are the schools like in CC? Is it a good place for young children? My husband and I are looking to relocate from California and really like the climate of CC but would like to know if it would be a great place for a young family? We love the idea of a small town atmosphere.
What are the schools like in CC? Is it a good place for young children? My husband and I are looking to relocate from California and really like the climate of CC but would like to know if it would be a great place for a young family? We love the idea of a small town atmosphere.
Yes Canon City is a wonderful place to raise children - it has a small town atmosphere and no gang activity. The kids here seem really innocent compared to other places i've lived LOL!
The Parks and Rec district does a lot of kids rec programs and there are wonderful play parks for the kids here. Great elementary schools, very nice highschool and middle school. Many kid freindly restaurants and cute ice cream joints.
I haven't been to CC in 12 years. Very rural area but holds the great attraction of Royal Gorge. It also is home to one of the largest Federal prison systems in the country!
I haven't been to CC in 12 years. Very rural area but holds the great attraction of Royal Gorge. It also is home to one of the largest Federal prison systems in the country!
Not accurate. The Federal Supermax Prison is near Florence. All of the rest of the correctional facilities in and around Cañon City are state facilities.
I too am wishing to return to Canyon City again to do some river rafting. I have been most of the Rivers in Colorado and some in Utah.
I was up in Brown's Canyon, not too far from Salida the 5th of June. The water was really fun and the rapids were awesome! So, it's now a dream to go through the canyon too.
Maybe, next summer if I can get my friend to go with me!
Thank you,
Leslie
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