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Fort Lupton is a big small town of 8,897 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 23 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $416k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,897people
$416kTypical home
$1,251/moRent
91° / 46°Summer / winter
43"Snow
264Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,897
- Part of a metro area
- About 672 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Denver, CO
- 23 mi to Denver, CO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $416k (≈$2,623/mo)
- Median rent $1,251/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (267 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DEN airport
- 17 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,918 ft
- 769 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 995 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 370 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 83 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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