About Peyton, Colorado

 

Peyton Colorado is a small town located about 30 miles northeast of Colorado Springs. This area features large acreages and fairly flat, dry terrain. This is a popular area for people that have horses and want to keep them close. The average lot size is about 16-acres while average home size is about 3,098 square feet. The average price for a home in this area is $278,609 or $89.92 per square foot.

It’s important to note that some of the newer suburban developments, especially in the Falcon North area use the Peyton post office, so many of these homes will have a Peyton, CO. address but for the purposes of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) are not really a part of Peyton.

Some of the first settlers of Peyton were James and Susan McDermott. With the coming of the Rock Island Railroad they settled in Calhan in 1888 and in 1890 moved to Peyton where Mr. McDermott ran a general store for 25 years. The store and their house were for years the only substantial buildings of their kind in the area and served the needs of travelers.

Peyton Colorado doesn’t really see a lot of change and the people that live there like it that way. Homes for sale in Peyton CO range from manufactured homes to small ranches. Peyton is a great place for solitude, horses and livestock in general. The zip code in Peyton Colorado is 80831 and the school district is Peyton School District.

 

Where is Peyton CO?

Peyton Colorado is a town in the northeast area of Colorado Springs with wide open spaces. The area covers approximately 135 square miles and is at an average elevation of 6600 feet in elevation. The northern border is Douglas County while the southern border is Falcon and the eastern border is the Black Forest. The homes in this area are on acreage with an average lot size of over 15 acres.

Schools in Peyton Colorado Springs

Peyton Colorado has its own School District 23J. The Peyton School District has 1 elementary school and the middle school and high school have a combined campus. Class sizes are small in the Peyton School District, and both the schools offer a 4 day school week.

Weather in Peyton

Peyton Colorado weather tends to be pretty average compared to the Colorado Springs area. Average highs in the winter are in the upper 30’s with average lows dropping down to 15-20 degrees. Summertime temperatures average 75-80 degrees with the lows in the 50s. The Peyton Colorado area is composed mostly of prairie so high snow drifts and an occasional tornado are possible.