Living in Wiley, CO
Wiley is a tiny town of 422 people in Prowers County, Colorado. It's about 103 miles from Pueblo, CO and 161 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $950 a month.
422people
$140kTypical home
$950/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
25"Snow
292Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 422
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,260 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Denver, CO
- 103 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 102 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 97 mi to PUB airport
- 116 mi to COS (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,750 ft
- 728 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 98 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 82 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prowers County: R+51 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
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk