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Akron is a small town of 1,722 people in Washington County, Colorado. It's about 84 miles from Greeley, CO and 92 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,722people
$208kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
28"Snow
273Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,722
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 621 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Denver, CO
- 84 mi to Greeley, CO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,312/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (497 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to DEN airport
- 80 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,685 ft
- 830 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 87 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 49 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 80 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+75 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk