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Platteville is a small town of 2,928 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 14 miles from Greeley, CO and 32 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,928people
$417kTypical home
$1,704/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
39"Snow
264Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,928
- Part of a metro area
- About 871 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to Greeley, CO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,628/mo)
- Median rent $1,704/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 15.0% 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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 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 (159 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,395 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BJC airport
- 26 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,807 ft
- 776 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 608 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 268 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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