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Fort Morgan is a big small town of 11,605 people in Morgan County, Colorado. It's about 53 miles from Greeley, CO and 67 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $313k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,605people
$313kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
273Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,605
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,170 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Denver, CO
- 53 mi to Greeley, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,976/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,304 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to DEN airport
- 54 mi to DEN (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,328 ft
- 813 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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