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Berthoud is a big small town of 12,411 people in Larimer County, Colorado. It's about 14 miles from Greeley, CO and 36 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $534k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,411people
$534kTypical home
$1,795/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
46"Snow
264Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,411
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 955 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to Greeley, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $534k (≈$3,364/mo)
- Median rent $1,795/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BJC airport
- 33 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,984 ft
- 775 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 606 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Larimer County: D+18 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk