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Severance is a big small town of 10,130 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 8 miles from Greeley, CO and 51 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $529k and rent runs about $3k a month.
10,130people
$529kTypical home
$2,569/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
39"Snow
264Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,130
- Part of a metro area
- About 786 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Denver, CO
- 8 mi to Greeley, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $529k (≈$3,333/mo)
- Median rent $2,569/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (445 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BJC airport
- 46 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,849 ft
- 790 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 371 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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