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Wiggins is a small town of 1,564 people in Morgan County, Colorado. It's about 39 miles from Greeley, CO and 54 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,564people
$363kTypical home
$1,486/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
25"Snow
264Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,564
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,182 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Denver, CO
- 39 mi to Greeley, CO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,292/mo)
- Median rent $1,486/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 40% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to DEN airport
- 41 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,564 ft
- 802 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+49 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk