Green Mountain Falls is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 609 people and just one neighborhood, Green Mountain Falls is the 196th largest community in Colorado. Much of the housing stock in Green Mountain Falls was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Housing costs in Green Mountain Falls are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.
Green Mountain Falls is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.16% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Green Mountain Falls is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Green Mountain Falls who work in art, media, and design (14.29%), management occupations (14.08%), and healthcare suport services (13.27%).
Of important note, Green Mountain Falls is also a town of artists. Green Mountain Falls has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Green Mountain Falls’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Green Mountain Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.81% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another notable thing is that Green Mountain Falls is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Green Mountain Falls’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Green Mountain Falls is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Green Mountain Falls’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in Green Mountain Falls, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.73 minutes every day commuting to work.
Green Mountain Falls is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Green Mountain Falls citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.48% of adults in Green Mountain Falls have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Green Mountain Falls in 2022 was $50,605, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,420 for a family of four. However, Green Mountain Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Green Mountain Falls is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Green Mountain Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Green Mountain Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Green Mountain Falls also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Green Mountain Falls include European, English, German, Norwegian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Green Mountain Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
In addition, one of the really interesting characteristics about the neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 0.8% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Colorado. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.
Also, neighborhoodScout's analysis shows that the neighborhood has a greater concentration of residents currently enrolled in college than 95.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. With 11.7% of the population here attending college, this is very much a college-focused neighborhood.
A unique way of commuting is simply not to. And in the neighborhood, analysis shows that 31.4% of the residents work from home, avoiding a commute altogether. This may not seem like a large number, but it is a higher proportion of people working from home than is found in 95.7% of the neighborhoods in the United States. One thing NeighborhoodScout's research reveals is that the wealthier and/or more isolated the neighborhood, the greater the proportion of residents who choose to work from home.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 90.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 31.4% have English ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Green Mountain Falls are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 66.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 51.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (11.6%), and 9.9% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Green Mountain Falls, CO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (31.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (17.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.0%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (9.9%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (9.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (60.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (6.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.