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Eaton is a big small town of 5,867 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 8 miles from Greeley, CO and 54 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,867people
$476kTypical home
$1,707/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
34"Snow
264Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,867
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,857 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Denver, CO
- 8 mi to Greeley, CO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,001/mo)
- Median rent $1,707/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,013 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 43% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CYS airport
- 46 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,830 ft
- 796 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 293 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 147 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Weld County: R+21 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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