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Merino is a tiny town of 286 people in Logan County, Colorado. It's about 75 miles from Greeley, CO and 95 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
286people
$186kTypical home
$1,118/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
35"Snow
273Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 286
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,882 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Denver, CO
- 75 mi to Greeley, CO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,172/mo)
- Median rent $1,118/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to DEN airport
- 82 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,039 ft
- 841 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 88 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+57 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
- 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.