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Florence is a small town of 3,885 people in Fremont County, Colorado. It's about 28 miles from Pueblo, CO and 96 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $754 a month.
3,885people
$250kTypical home
$754/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
38"Snow
285Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,885
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 864 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Denver, CO
- 28 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,575/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (339 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,260 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to PUB airport
- 36 mi to COS (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,269 ft
- 671 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+38 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk