Living in Loveland, CO
Loveland is a mid-size city of 78,410 people in Larimer County, Colorado. It's about 9 miles from Fort Collins, CO and 46 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $479k and rent runs about $2k a month.
78,410people
$479kTypical home
$1,730/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
47"Snow
251Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 78,410
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,188 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Denver, CO
- 9 mi to Fort Collins, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $479k (≈$3,021/mo)
- Median rent $1,730/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,412 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BJC airport
- 44 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,013 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 503 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 212 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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