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Country around Holyoke is a rural area of about 2,999 people in Phillips County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 131 miles from Greeley, CO and 146 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,999people
$277kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
30"Snow
274Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,999 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Denver, CO
- 131 mi to Greeley, CO
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,747/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 92 mi to MCK airport
- 134 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,747 ft
- 848 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 132 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 178 mi to the nearest ski area
- 38 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 126 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: R+63 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk