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Sterling is a big small town of 13,172 people in Logan County, Colorado. It's about 84 miles from Greeley, CO and 107 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 $217k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,172people
$217kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
35"Snow
273Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,172
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,729 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Denver, CO
- 84 mi to Greeley, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,371/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,159 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 89 mi to BFF airport
- 94 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,934 ft
- 853 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 91 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 80 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