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Hillrose is a tiny town of 285 people in Morgan County, Colorado. It's about 66 miles from Greeley, CO and 82 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
285people
$206kTypical home
$1,333/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
28"Snow
273Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 285
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,508 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Denver, CO
- 66 mi to Greeley, CO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,301/mo)
- Median rent $1,333/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 36 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 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to DEN airport
- 69 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,180 ft
- 827 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 62 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