Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Holyoke’s subject grades are an A+ for safety and an A− for walkability; the weakest is a D for incomes. 33% of working residents work locally in Holyoke, against 7.7% in Colorado’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. No town in Colorado scores higher than Holyoke on safety. On the outdoors, just 1 of Colorado’s 218 towns do worse. Holyoke has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them W. E. Heginbotham House and Phillips County Courthouse. Holyoke has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Holyoke beats most towns.
W. E. Heginbotham HouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Holyoke is from typical.
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Census counts: 649 in 1890, a low of 451 in 1900, 2,346 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1971 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Holyoke, 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 Holyoke.
Holyoke’s property crime rate is 1.3 per 1,000 residents, where Colorado’s towns sit at 15.2 and U.S. towns at 9.9. The violent crime rate in Holyoke is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Holyoke | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 15.2 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Holyoke School District No. Re-1J. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holyoke Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 281 | C− |
| Holyoke Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 212 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
The typical Holyoke home is worth about $254,000, up 0.8% in a year, 52% below the Colorado typical home. Holyoke’s median rent is $1,077 a month.
| Holyoke | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,077 a month | $1,808 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About one in 3 of Holyoke’s working residents works in town. 18% of Holyoke residents live below the poverty line. Only 10 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a lower median household income than Holyoke.
| Holyoke | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Holyoke has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 15° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Holyoke since 1997.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Holyoke beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 18% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Holyoke. Among 160 Colorado towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Holyoke.
| Holyoke | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | Holyoke | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.1% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.5% | 69.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.2% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Holyoke; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Holyoke residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
4 places in Holyoke on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Holyoke.
City in Colorado, United States
Holyoke is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Phillips County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 2,346.
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That is 3.9 years of the area's median household income ($64,674 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
4 notable people were born here, including Greg Brophy and Bill Brundige.
