Living in Windsor, CO
Windsor is a small city of 37,914 people in Weld County, Colorado. It's about 9 miles from Greeley, CO and 50 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $604k and rent runs about $2k a month.
37,914people
$604kTypical home
$1,793/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
48"Snow
264Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,914
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,441 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Denver, CO
- 9 mi to Greeley, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $604k (≈$3,809/mo)
- Median rent $1,793/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (477 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BJC airport
- 45 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,810 ft
- 787 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 84 bars within 25 mi
- 212 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 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
- 8 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