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Mead is a big small town of 5,919 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 17 miles from Greeley, CO and 33 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $585k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,919people
$585kTypical home
$1,407/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
49"Snow
264Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,919
- Part of a metro area
- About 383 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Denver, CO
- 17 mi to Greeley, CO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $585k (≈$3,690/mo)
- Median rent $1,407/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 44% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BJC airport
- 30 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,010 ft
- 771 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 864 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 92 bars within 25 mi
- 347 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.