Living in Limon, CO
Limon is a small town of 1,678 people in Lincoln County, Colorado. It's about 64 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 72 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $870 a month.
1,678people
$219kTypical home
$870/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
30"Snow
281Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,678
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 531 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Denver, CO
- 64 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,383/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (610 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,308 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to COS airport
- 63 mi to COS (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,364 ft
- 769 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+65 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.