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Johnstown is a small city of 18,883 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 10 miles from Greeley, CO and 38 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $540k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,883people
$540kTypical home
$1,835/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
43"Snow
264Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,883
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,212 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Denver, CO
- 10 mi to Greeley, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $540k (≈$3,407/mo)
- Median rent $1,835/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 81 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
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,541 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 39% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BJC airport
- 33 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,846 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 636 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 89 bars within 25 mi
- 271 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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