Firestone, CO: Local News, Events & Neighbors

The Town of Firestone is a statutory town in southwestern Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 16,381 at the 2020 United States census, a 61.44% increase since the 2010 United States census. Firestone is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

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How Firestone ranks

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#12Fastest growing in CO #5Rent easiest to afford in CO #20Most new homes in CO All CO rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code80520

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Living in Firestone

Housing in Firestone

$570K▼ 2.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Firestone home is worth about $570,000, down 2.5% in a year, 7% above the Colorado typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market42

Sale-to-list99.9%

Sold in May24

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Safety in Firestone

B

Safety Grade B

Firestone reports less crime per resident than 60% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Firestone 1.5

Colorado 4.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Firestone 8.3

Colorado 22.3

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Firestone

A⁻

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Colorado

4better than CO·3worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▲ 1▼ 7 close Habits all close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.2%Fewer adults with heart diseaseCO 5.1% · better 6.6%Fewer adults who have had cancerCO 7.8% · better 32.6%More adults with obesityCO 26.1% · worse

Care nearby

Longs Peak HospitalLongmont · 9.2 mi · ER

Salud FrederickLongmont · 3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Firestone

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A⁻

School Grade A-

The public schools Firestone’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#61Best public schoolsof 142 in CO

DistrictSt. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1JSchools4

Firestone Charter Academy B+Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 600 students Centennial Elementary BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 525 students Prairie Ridge Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 387 students Coal Ridge Middle School B-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 727 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.