Greeley, CO — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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.
Greeley, CO
Image: Wikipedia · Greeley, Colorado
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Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Greeley stands

Steady, no major recent move.

Median home $421,363
1-year -1.6%
5-yr growth +2.7%
vs 5-yr peak -4.9%
Population +1.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-07$421k$217k$298k$380k$461k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

🚶
Walkability
40/100
Car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
76/100
Strong remote-work fit
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

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 · monthly
$1,429/mo$1,131$1,347$1,563202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent114119100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 24.6
Lean rent

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 →
Home YoY
42 · w22%
Home 5-yr growth
51 · w22%
Distance from peak
61 · w18%
Population growth
69 · w16%
Rent YoY
37 · w12%
Home 10-yr growth
68 · w10%

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

Elevation4675 ft
Founded1869
Density2,223/sq mi
Named forHorace Greeley

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Weld County right now.

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Weld County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Colorado context

Schools

31 public schools18,884 students18.4:1 student-teacher

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

Winter (Jan)
43° / 16°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
86° / 56°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
245
~67% of year
Annual precip
17″ rain
55″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
High
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Low

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

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Local news & community

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
54%
Dry climate
Median household income
$87,600
Colorado state median
Top industries (state-level)
TechAerospaceHealthcare

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

Tax burden
moderate state tax
~29% all-in for a $150k earner
Property tax / yr
$2k
0.51% × median home $421k
Climate / hazard
limited data
Plan for the local hazard profile.

Snapshot assumes a $150k single earner buying at the median home. Your real numbers depend on bracket, deductions, school district, and HOA. Use the affordability calculator and net-pay calculator for your specific case.

Schools & crime context

Schools

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.

Crime

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.

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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.

5.6% unemployment45/100 hiring momentum$69,881 median household income38/100 remote-work fit

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