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Country around Ordway is a rural area of about 2,783 people in Crowley County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Pueblo, CO and 110 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $995 a month.
2,783people
$114kTypical home
$995/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
17"Snow
297Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,783 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Denver, CO
- 47 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $995/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PUB airport
- 56 mi to COS (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,541 ft
- 727 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 43 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crowley County: R+47 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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