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Country around Sugar City is a rural area of about 602 people in Crowley County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Pueblo, CO and 120 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $838 a month.
602people
$115kTypical home
$838/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
15"Snow
297Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 602 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Denver, CO
- 55 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$725/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 32 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 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to PUB airport
- 67 mi to COS (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,495 ft
- 730 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 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
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.