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Wray is a small town of 2,114 people in Yuma County, Colorado. It's about 136 miles from Greeley, CO and 142 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $805 a month.
2,114people
$173kTypical home
$805/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
28"Snow
274Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,114
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 611 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Denver, CO
- 136 mi to Greeley, CO
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,091/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (266 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to MCK airport
- 130 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,537 ft
- 821 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 105 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 177 mi to the nearest ski area
- 42 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no 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
- 130 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuma County: R+65 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk