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Milliken is a big small town of 8,871 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 9 miles from Greeley, CO and 38 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,871people
$407kTypical home
$2,102/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
37"Snow
264Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,871
- Part of a metro area
- About 680 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Denver, CO
- 9 mi to Greeley, CO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,565/mo)
- Median rent $2,102/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (616 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BJC airport
- 33 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,813 ft
- 779 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 567 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 242 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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