Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Holly’s rent at the middle of the market is $330 a month, below both the Colorado town median ($1,808 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Of the 160 Colorado towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Holly. Its National Register listings include Holly SS Ranch Barn and Holly Santa Fe Depot. Holly has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Holly beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 364 in 1900, a peak of 1,236 in 1950, 837 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1879 and 3 maps from 1890 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Holly, 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 Holly.
Among residents in Holly, 19% live below the poverty line. Just over a fifth of working residents work locally in the town, against 7.7% in Colorado’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The town had 357 jobs in 2023, up 159 from 2013. The top destinations are Lamar (11%), Hartman (8%) and Denver (4%).
| Holly | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 11 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 7.7% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. Holly’s only public school teaches 276 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 276 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Holly who have diabetes: 13%. This Colorado town does better than the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 15. Among adults in the town, 24% say their health is fair or poor and 71% had a checkup this year. Only 10 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Holly.
| Holly | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 71% | 79% |
| What stands out | Holly | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.4% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.2% | 69.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 19.6% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gateway Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Of the losses FEMA expects in Holly, 29% come from drought and 26% from inland flooding. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2006.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Holly; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Holly residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Where Holly’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Holly on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Colorado, United States
Holly is a statutory town in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, United States. The town is located 4.3 miles (6.9 km) west of the Kansas border at an elevation of 3,393 feet (1,034 m). Despite having the lowest elevation of any Colorado municipality, Holly is higher than the high points of 19 states and the District of Columbia. The town population was 837 at the 2020 United States census.
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Holly has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
