Silver Cliff

Silver Cliff lies just over an hour west of Pueblo, and right next to West Cliff. These two small towns have grown next to each other, so it can be hard to distinguish one from the other. Silver Cliff has 590 residents and many of them work in construction or retail. The median household income is $44,650 and almost 17% of residents are living below the poverty level. Although there are different types of housing here, it's mostly single family detached homes, all on a little bit of property.

The area can look really pretty when it starts to green up in the springtime, and there are some really nice views of the mountains in the distance. Although I've only been here a couple of times, I have always found the residents to be very nice and friendly. There aren't too many amenities, although there is a lot to do if you're an outdoorsman.

Silver Cliff is founded on silver mining from the late 1800's the town itself was founded in 1879. It is adjacent to the small town of Westcliffe and today it is really hard to even tell them part, one small community has blended into the other. The town of Rosita is near the eastern boundary of Silver Cliff and was the original county seat before Westcliffe in 1928.

The town part of Silver Cliff has some "city" blocks and what you might call neighborhoods, there are small homes, trailors and ranchettes. There is "The Dome" a white shaped dome bar where the cowboys grab a drink. There are alot of construction contractors and a few small businesses. To the east and south you get into the hills and the country roads around Rosita have some really nice properties. This would be a great place to buy mountain property.

Pueblo is about 40 minutes over the Hardscrabble pass to the east of town. Salida and Canyon City are also about 40 minutes to the north along HW 50, the river road that runs along the Arkansas River. Silver Cliff/Westcliffe is a great town though the economic hard times have hit pretty hard, there is not much work for many in the valley in the winter months. For those who do have some investment money this is the time to buy, some amazing properties that have became rundown in the last decade or so are amazing deals right now. It seems that everything is for sale in the valley right now.