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Map of Fort Lupton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land4.7%405 of 8,632 acres
Trails11 mi0.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves446 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Fort Lupton

Statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States
7,955Population
10.5 sq miArea
4,908 ftElevation

The City of Fort Lupton is a statutory city located in southern Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 7,955 at the 2020 United States census. Fort Lupton is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

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ZIP code80621
Area code303
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Housing in Fort Lupton

$462K▼ 2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Fort Lupton home is worth about $462,000, down 2% in a year, 13% below the Colorado typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market44
Sale-to-list99.3%
Sold in May23
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Safety in Fort Lupton

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Safety Grade C

Fort Lupton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Fort Lupton 2.6
Colorado 4.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Fort Lupton 12.8
Colorado 22.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools Fort Lupton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictWeld re-8 schoolsSchools6

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.

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