Why look at Greeley?
- Mid-tier housing market. Median home is $421k.
- Stable market. Home values -1.6% year-over-year — neither overheated nor falling.
- Growing population. ~1.3%/yr — typically signals jobs + investment.
Where Greeley stands
Steady, no major recent move.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 24.6 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Greeley. Buying makes more sense the longer you plan to stay and the more confident you are that prices will keep appreciating roughly in line with rent.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →About Greeley (Wikipedia)
Greeley is the home rule city that is the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in, Weld County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,795 at the 2020 United States census, an increase of 17.12% since the 2010 United States census. Greeley is the tenth most populous city in Colorado. Greeley is the principal city of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Greeley is located in northern Colorado and is situated 49 miles (79 km) north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The city is a college town, home to the University of Northern Colorado and Aims Community College.
Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.
City facts
Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.
Local safety & alerts
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Colorado context
Schools
Greeley is served by 31 public schools enrolling about 18,884 students, with a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1 — larger classes than the US average of ~15:1. Public-school facts are from the NCES Common Core of Data; check ratings and attendance boundaries by exact address below.
Ratings, districts & boundaries:
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.
Current weather
Find rentals & listings
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Local news & community
Latest news in Greeley
3 from local press- Greeley StampedeLOCALThe Colorado Sun1d ago
- Colorado cities to get F-16 military flyovers on Memorial DayLOCALKUSA.com6d ago
- Pinocchios restaurant founder gets community corrections for misusing investors’ fundsLOCALGreeley Tribune6d ago
- Colorado Air National Guard and Colorado Army National Guard to conduct Memorial Day flyovers to honor our fallenDVIDS6d ago
- Defending PBA Senior U.S. Open Champion Andres Gomez Leads After QualifyingProfessional Bowlers Association | PBA5d ago
- Police still seeking suspects after stolen statue recovered from recycling center in ColoradoKKCO 11 News1w ago
What locals are saying
- To the person who returned my wallet r/greeley
- Stolen shovel r/greeley
- What home issue ended up being way more expensive than you expected around Greeley? r/greeley
- Speed trap gone wrong r/greeley
- Writing Group r/greeley
Updated 2026-05-28 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Filtered for Greeley-specific coverage. Headlines link to original sources.
Local sports teams
Major professional teams the Greeley area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.
Local economy & environment
Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.
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Cost-of-ownership at the median
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Schools & crime context
School quality is district-by-district and varies dramatically within a city. Check GreatSchools or your state DOE rankings for specific schools before deciding. City-level school data coming soon.
Colorado: 492 violent crimes per 100K residents (state avg, FBI UCR). Neighborhood-level rates can vary 10× within one city — research specific areas via CrimeGrade or local police data.
Compare to where you live now
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Jobs & hiring
In Greeley, unemployment sits around 5.6%, and hiring momentum has been modest. The strongest local sectors are skilled trades & manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality & tourism.
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