Healthcare & Safety in Cañon City
Cañon City has a real, dedicated local hospital anchor in St. Thomas More Hospital, but crime data is a genuine, serious, disclosed negative -- among the least favorable readings in this dataset's Colorado markets so far.
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Learn moreA real, dedicated local hospital
St. Thomas More Hospital, owned by CommonSpirit Health, is a 55-bed acute care facility located at the entrance of the Royal Gorge, serving as "the cornerstone of healthcare services for Fremont County and surrounding communities" since 1938. It offers 24-hour emergency and acute care, rehabilitation, joint replacement, surgical services, critical care, a Birth Center, and digital mammography, and has received Healthgrades recognition including a 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award and excellence citations in hip fracture treatment, total knee replacement, and sepsis treatment (retrieved 2026-08-24) -- a real, genuine local healthcare anchor, unlike Windsor or Fountain elsewhere in this build, both of which route hospital-level care through a neighboring city.
A real, serious, disclosed crime-rate negative
NeighborhoodScout cites a combined crime rate of 41 per 1,000 residents (a 1-in-24 victimization chance), described as "one of the highest crime rates in America" across all community sizes, with more than 93% of Colorado communities scoring a lower rate than Cañon City. CrimeGrade separately places Cañon City in just the 19th percentile for overall safety, with an annual per-resident crime cost ($328) running $69 above the national average (both retrieved 2026-08-24). This is a real, serious negative, disclosed directly rather than softened -- consistent with this dataset's practice of naming crime concerns even in markets with genuine, real positives elsewhere (see Pueblo, CO elsewhere in this dataset for a similar direct disclosure).
A real, partially offsetting recent improvement
Total crime in Cañon City fell 29% year-over-year in the most recent comparison found -- a real, disclosed positive trend layered on top of the high base rate, not a reason to dismiss the underlying figures but a genuine, worth-noting recent direction.
Key takeaways
- St. Thomas More Hospital (55 beds, CommonSpirit Health, operating since 1938) is a real, dedicated local hospital -- a genuine anchor unlike Windsor or Fountain, both of which route hospital care through a neighboring city elsewhere in this build.
- NeighborhoodScout cites a crime rate higher than 93% of Colorado communities; CrimeGrade places overall safety in just the 19th percentile -- a real, serious, disclosed negative.
- Total crime fell 29% year-over-year in the most recent comparison -- a real, partially offsetting recent improvement, not a reason to dismiss the base-rate concern.
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe, per site policy.
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