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A town of 8,776, settled in 1980.
Lochbuie grades C+ overall, 114th among Colorado's 158 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $97K and natural-hazard risk is low. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $457K, 4.7 years of the Greeley metro’s $97K median household income. Lochbuie’s median rent is $2,429 a month, above both Colorado’s towns ($1,807 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On walkability, just 7 of Colorado’s 217 towns do worse. Lochbuie's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns.
Where Lochbuie beats most towns.
4,726 counted in 2010 and 8,088 in 2020; an estimated 8,776 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 8.3% since 2020, after 71.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Lochbuie is from typical.
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Census counts: 895 in 1980, 8,088 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 4 maps from 1949 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lochbuie, 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 Lochbuie.
Lochbuie sends most of its workers to Denver and beyond and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Colorado.
Its public schools are run by the Weld County School District RE-3J. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 440 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Lochbuie has 219 jobs for its 4,035 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 562 in 2013 to 219.
Most working residents leave Lochbuie for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Lochbuie is 34 minutes. Jobs based in Lochbuie fell to 219 in 2023, 343 fewer than in 2013.
| Lochbuie | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 7.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 12% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lochbuie has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Lochbuie’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
93% of Lochbuie households own their home. The typical Lochbuie home is worth about $457,000, down 2.8% in a year, 14% below the Colorado typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lochbuie's reported crime rate is well below Colorado's. Only 3 of the 93 Colorado towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Lochbuie. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Lochbuie | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4 per 1,000 residents | 15.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within Colorado it is less healthy than 82% of the 159 graded towns: Colorado sets a high bar. Against the 9,022 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lochbuie’s, it is less healthy than 59%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Lochbuie beats the Colorado average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 64% of adults had a checkup this year in Lochbuie. Among 159 Colorado towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Lochbuie.
| Lochbuie | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 64% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lochbuie | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.1% | 22.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.7% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Lochbuie | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.2% | 6.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lochbuie. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
23 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
23 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaDick's Sporting Goods Park
23 mi Theme parkElitch Gardens Theme ParkRed Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park: Tom Pratt, CC BY 2.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Lochbuie; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Lochbuie residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
Where Lochbuie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Colorado, United States
The Town of Lochbuie ( lok-BOO-ee) is a statutory town located in Weld and Adams counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The town population was 8,088 at the 2020 United States census.
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2 towns share a border with Lochbuie.
Hudson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lochbuie reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lochbuie with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lochbuie grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #114 of 158 in Colorado. It grades B for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
