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A town of 787 people in Colorado
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Conserved land0%none recorded
Trails1.7 mi1.9 mi per sq mi
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About Hugo

Town in Colorado, United States
1870Established
787Population
0.9 sq miArea
5,039 ftElevation

Hugo (Spanish for "Hugh") is a statutory town in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 787 at the 2020 census.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code80821
Area code719
Living in Hugo

Housing in Hugo

$247K▲ 7.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hugo home is worth about $247,000, up 7.2% in a year, 54% below the Colorado typical home.

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Safety in Hugo

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Not graded

Hugo has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent0
Property1
Reported in 20241
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Health in Hugo

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2better than CO·14worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Lincoln Health HospitalHugo · 0.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
Health Center at LimonLimon · 14.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade C+

The public schools Hugo’s kids attend trail 57% of Colorado’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictGenoa-Hugo School District No. C-113Schools1

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

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