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Country around Merino is a rural area of about 936 people in Logan County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Greeley, CO and 93 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
936people
$253kTypical home
$1,161/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
30"Snow
273Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 936 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Denver, CO
- 69 mi to Greeley, CO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,598/mo)
- Median rent $1,161/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to DEN airport
- 80 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,413 ft
- 841 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 80 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 35 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+57 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.