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Country around Wiggins is a rural area of about 3,657 people in Morgan County, Colorado, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Greeley, CO and 50 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $434k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,657people
$434kTypical home
$1,130/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
28"Snow
264Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,657 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Denver, CO
- 41 mi to Greeley, CO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $434k (≈$2,739/mo)
- Median rent $1,130/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (867 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to DEN airport
- 37 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,659 ft
- 797 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+49 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low 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.