Living in Kersey, CO
Kersey is a small town of 1,064 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 10 miles from Greeley, CO and 47 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $355k and rent runs about $740 a month.
1,064people
$355kTypical home
$740/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
33"Snow
264Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,064
- Part of a metro area
- About 450 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Denver, CO
- 10 mi to Greeley, CO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,236/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°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
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,270 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to DEN airport
- 37 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,623 ft
- 793 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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