Cold semi-arid
Milliken, Colorado
Weld County, Colorado · Population 8.7k · 4,764 ft elevation
Living in Milliken
Milliken has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Milliken at a glance
- Population
- 8.7k
- Elevation
- 4,764 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,148 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $398k72th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.012th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 11 per 100k4th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 388 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,198 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 17°F | 0.5″ | 5.7″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 20°F | 0.5″ | 5.1″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 28°F | 0.9″ | 5.1″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 35°F | 1.8″ | 3.7″ | 257 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 44°F | 2.6″ | 0.5″ | 289 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 53°F | 1.8″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 59°F | 1.6″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 57°F | 1.6″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 49°F | 1.1″ | 0.5″ | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 36°F | 1.1″ | 3.3″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 26°F | 0.7″ | 5.4″ | 209 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 18°F | 0.6″ | 5.6″ | 189 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