Cold semi-arid
Lincoln Park, Colorado
Fremont County, Colorado · Population 4.3k · 5,394 ft elevation
Living in Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lincoln Park is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,900 ft around town.
Lincoln Park at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 5,394 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,308 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $272k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,120/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.04th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 35%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,888 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 18°F | 0.6″ | 6.7″ | 219 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 20°F | 0.6″ | 6.2″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 26°F | 1.0″ | 6.0″ | 266 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 33°F | 1.8″ | 4.1″ | 281 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 43°F | 1.6″ | 0.5″ | 311 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 52°F | 0.8″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 59°F | 2.3″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 57°F | 2.1″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 48°F | 1.2″ | 0.2″ | 300 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 36°F | 0.9″ | 3.3″ | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 26°F | 0.6″ | 5.1″ | 233 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 19°F | 0.5″ | 6.2″ | 211 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology