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Country around Hugo is a rural area of about 1,336 people in Lincoln County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 93 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $875 a month.
1,336people
$265kTypical home
$875/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
24"Snow
281Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,336 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Denver, CO
- 71 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,668/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (414 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,153 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to COS airport
- 69 mi to COS (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,053 ft
- 766 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+65 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