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Wellington is a big small town of 11,798 people in Larimer County, Colorado. It's about 11 miles from Fort Collins, CO and 65 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $464k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,798people
$464kTypical home
$2,473/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
42"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,798
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,074 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Denver, CO
- 11 mi to Fort Collins, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $464k (≈$2,927/mo)
- Median rent $2,473/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 44% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to CYS airport
- 61 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,200 ft
- 796 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 339 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 168 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Larimer County: D+18 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk