Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Wray’s best subject grades are an A− for health, schools, and civic life; its weakest is a D for incomes. 37% of working residents work locally in Wray, above both the Colorado town median (7.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 18 of Colorado’s 216 towns score lower on incomes. Cliff Theater is on the National Register of Historic Places. Wray has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wray beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wray Elementary School | PK–6 | 409 |
| Wray Junior Senior High School | 7–12 | 322 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Wray is from typical.
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Census counts: 125 in 1890, 2,358 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wray, 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 Wray.
The typical Wray home is worth about $270,000, up 2.5% in a year, 49% below the Colorado typical home. Wray’s median rent is $805 a month, against $1,808 a month in Colorado’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. 57% of households own their home in Wray.
| Wray | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $805 a month | $1,808 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 57% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Wray RD-2 School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Wray Junior Senior High School, with 322 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wray Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 409 | B− |
| Wray Junior Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 322 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Wray beats the Colorado average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 71% of Wray adults had a checkup this year.
| Wray | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wray | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.2% | 9.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wray has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Wray’s July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Wray’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Wray is 14 minutes. Half commute less than 10 miles.
| Wray | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No town among the 94 in Colorado we compare has a lower property crime rate than Wray. Wray's reported crime rate is well below Colorado's. Only 3 of the 94 Colorado towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Wray.
| Wray | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 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
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 2020, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wray.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Baker Fields | — | 9 |
| 2. Rainbow Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
| 3. Riverside Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Wray; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wray residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
6 notable people were born in Wray.
City in Colorado, United States
Wray () is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,358 at the 2020 United States census. It is located 9 miles west of the Nebraska state line in the northeast Colorado Plains.
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That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($60,545 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 B.
6 notable people were born here, including Bill Jessup and Daniel J. Sullivan.
