Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Wiggins’ best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. Wiggins’ average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 25 minutes in Colorado’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 94 in Colorado we compare has a lower property crime rate than Wiggins. Wiggins’ trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, where Colorado’s towns sit at 1.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Wiggins has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wiggins beats most towns.
Where Wiggins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Wiggins is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 531 in 1980, 1,401 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 2 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wiggins, 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 Wiggins.
Wiggins beats the Colorado average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 68% of Wiggins adults had a checkup this year.
| Wiggins | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 27% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 8.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Wiggins | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.8% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by School District No. Re-50 Wiggins. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggins Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 322 | – |
| Wiggins High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 236 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Wiggins for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Wiggins grew to 418 in 2023, 193 more than in 2013. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Wiggins.
| Wiggins | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.6% | 7.7% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wiggins has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Wiggins’ July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Wiggins home is worth about $421,000, down 1% in a year, 20% below the Colorado typical home. The median rent in Wiggins is $1,486 a month.
| Wiggins | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,486 a month | $1,808 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wiggins's reported crime rate is well below Colorado's. 5 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
2.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wiggins Town Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Wiggins; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wiggins residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Town in Colorado, United States
Wiggins is a statutory town in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,401 as of the 2020 census, up from 893 at the 2010 census. The community was established in 1882 as the Burlington Railroad depot of "Corona". Around 1900, Corona was renamed in honor of Oliver P. Wiggins, who had served as a guide and scout for Captain John C. Frémont on some of his explorations through northern Colorado in the 1840s and who had accompanied Kit Carson for 12 years on his expeditions.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 5.7 years of the area's median household income ($73,278 across the Fort Morgan, CO 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−.
