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Holly is a tiny town of 665 people in Prowers County, Colorado. It's about 136 miles from Pueblo, CO and 189 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $330 a month.
665people
$130kTypical home
$330/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
22"Snow
292Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 665
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 911 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Denver, CO
- 136 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$821/mo)
- Median rent $330/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to GCK airport
- 149 mi to COS (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,406 ft
- 702 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 171 mi to the nearest ski area
- 44 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 131 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 141 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 70 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 78 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prowers County: R+51 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
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.