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Conserved land0.3%19 of 5,910 acres
Trails4.9 mi0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves23 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Dacono

City in Colorado, US
6,297Population
8.1 sq miArea
5,030 ftElevation

Dacono is a home rule city located in southwestern Weld County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 6,297 at the 2020 United States census, an increase of +51.66% since the 2010 United States census. Dacono is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

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ZIP code80514
Area code303
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Housing in Dacono

$496K▼ 3.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Dacono home is worth about $496,000, down 3.3% in a year, 7% below the Colorado typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market19
Sale-to-list101.3%
Sold in May11
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Safety in Dacono

B

Safety Grade B

Dacono reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Dacono 1.2
Colorado 4.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Dacono 8
Colorado 22.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Dacono’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#35Best public schoolsof 142 in CO
DistrictWeld re-8 schoolsSchools1

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