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Lochbuie is a big small town of 8,609 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 19 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,609people
$423kTypical home
$2,429/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
38"Snow
264Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,609
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,336 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Denver, CO
- 19 mi to Denver, CO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,667/mo)
- Median rent $2,429/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (639 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DEN airport
- 11 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,056 ft
- 768 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,466 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 289 bars within 25 mi
- 521 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 99 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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