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Longmont is a mid-size city of 99,406 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's about 13 miles from Boulder, CO and 30 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $573k and rent runs about $2k a month.
99,406people
$573kTypical home
$1,816/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
49"Snow
251Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 99,406
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,397 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Denver, CO
- 13 mi to Boulder, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $573k (≈$3,612/mo)
- Median rent $1,816/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BJC airport
- 31 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,000 ft
- 764 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 877 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 87 bars within 25 mi
- 339 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boulder County: D+56 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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