Living in Hudson, CO
Hudson is a small town of 2,006 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 24 miles from Greeley, CO and 27 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $373k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,006people
$373kTypical home
$1,283/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
34"Snow
264Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,006
- Part of a metro area
- About 340 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Denver, CO
- 24 mi to Greeley, CO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $373k (≈$2,353/mo)
- Median rent $1,283/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°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
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,618 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 45% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DEN airport
- 17 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,984 ft
- 777 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 282 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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