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Laporte is a small town of 1,771 people in Larimer County, Colorado. It's about 7 miles from Fort Collins, CO and 62 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $453k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,771people
$453kTypical home
$1,354/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
48"Snow
251Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,771
- Part of a metro area
- About 290 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Denver, CO
- 7 mi to Fort Collins, CO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,854/mo)
- Median rent $1,354/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 14% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CYS airport
- 59 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,109 ft
- 788 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 323 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Larimer County: D+18 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk