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Pierce is a small town of 1,201 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 16 miles from Greeley, CO and 61 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,201people
$330kTypical home
$1,225/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
39"Snow
264Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,201
- Part of a metro area
- About 646 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Greeley, CO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,084/mo)
- Median rent $1,225/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,670 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% 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
- 35 mi to CYS airport
- 55 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,105 ft
- 800 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 297 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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