Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For a city of 115,073, Greeley does unevenly: it grades C−, ranked 136th of 158 in Colorado. It is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. The trade-off: its crime rate is higher than 92% of U.S. towns, with 720 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. 33% of working residents work locally in Greeley, above both Colorado’s towns (7.5%) and U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include Meeker Memorial Museum and Greeley Union Pacific Railroad Depot. Greeley's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns.
Where Greeley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 480 in 1870, 108,795 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 3 maps from 1950 on.
16 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Greeley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greeley, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Greeley.
Greeley is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Colorado; it also reports more crime than Evans and its other graded neighbors.
Each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Evans (C−) to Windsor (A). At 54.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 78% of Colorado’s graded towns.
The violent crime rate in Greeley is 6.2 per 1,000 residents. Greeley reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less. The property crime rate in Greeley is 28.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Greeley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 28.7 per 1,000 residents | 15.2 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Greeley School District No. 6. Three of its 32 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 1,127 | – |
| Greeley West High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,936 | C+ |
| Early College AcademyTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 293 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
51 miles of trail in 48 parks and preserves. Greeley’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Cottonwood Bend Natural Area, at 183 acres.
| Greeley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.5% | 7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Josephine Jones Natural Area | 2.1 mi | 45 |
| 2. Signature Bluffs Natural Area | 1.9 mi | 119 |
| 3. Bittersweet Park | 1.5 mi | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Greeley home is worth about $413,000, down 1.2% in a year, 22% below the Colorado typical home. 61% of Greeley households own their home.
| Greeley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 71% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 60% | 53% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,388 a month | $1,812 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greeley.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Greeley has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 15° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Greeley’s working residents works in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Greeley. Jobs based in Greeley grew to 42,420 in 2023, 2,672 more than in 2013.
| Greeley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Colorado it is less healthy than 89% of the 159 graded towns: Colorado sets a high bar.
Greeley beats the Colorado average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15. Among 159 Colorado towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Greeley.
| Greeley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Greeley | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 7.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.7% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Greeley
About 9 of every 100 Greeley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
92,889 counted in 2010 and 108,795 in 2020; an estimated 115,073 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.8% since 2020, after 17.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
16 places in Greeley on the National Register of Historic Places.
26 notable people were born in Greeley.
Home rule city and seat of Weld County, Colorado, United States
Greeley is the home rule city that is the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in, Weld County, Colorado United States. The city population was 108,795 at the 2020 United States census, an increase of 17.12% since the 2010 United States census. Greeley is the tenth most populous city in Colorado. Greeley is the principal city of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Greeley is located in northern Colorado and is situated 49 miles (79 km) north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The city is a college town, home to the University of Northern Colorado and Aims Community College.
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4 towns share a border with Greeley.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greeley | #136 | C− | C+ | D | B | B− |
| Evans | #145 | C− | C+ | C− | C+ | B− |
| Garden City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor | #22 | A | D | A | A | A |
| Kersey | — | — | A | B− | A | B+ |
Kersey has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Garden City isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Greeley with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Greeley grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #136 of 158 in Colorado. It grades B− for health, D for safety and B for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($97,097 across the Greeley, CO metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
26 notable people were born here, including Amanda Peterson and Jason Smith.
