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Country around Holly is a rural area of about 1,586 people in Prowers County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 133 miles from Pueblo, CO and 189 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $631 a month.
1,586people
$185kTypical home
$631/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
22"Snow
292Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,586 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Denver, CO
- 133 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,167/mo)
- Median rent $631/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 26% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to GCK airport
- 147 mi to COS (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,448 ft
- 702 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 128 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 137 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prowers County: R+51 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.