Colorado Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Greeley, Colorado

Population: 76,930

Located in Weld County

Greeley is a great place to live offering small town living and schools, yet only minutes away from major sporting events, 3 beautiful golf courses, ski slopes, lakes, rivers for white river rafting, and the Rocky Mountains to go hiking. We are only 15 minutes from the foothills offering awesome views of the mountains. With the recent growth in our residential sales, we are also experiencing a lot of commercial growth bringing many large anchor stores to Greeley, which in turn has brought many jobs to town. Our major employers include ConAgra, Kodak, Northern Colorado Medical Center, Hewlett Packard, and State Farm. The current unemployment rate has been ranging around 3.5%.

The University of Northern Colorado brings 10,500 students a year to our community. The major degree programs are Elementary Education, General Business, and nursing. Aims Community College, the largest comprehensive community college in Colorado offers over 1,500 courses each quarter, with an enrollment of over 6,500 students. Weld County is also privileged to have 5 major universities within easy commuter distance: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver University, and the Colorado School of Mines in Golden.

When people think of Colorado they instantly think of snow and cold, but that is not true of Greeley. Greeley is a semi-arid climate averaging 341 days of sunshine and 335 snow free days. Our average snow fall is only 27", with only 12" total precipitation a year.