Mead
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Outdoors in Mead
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About Mead
Town in Colorado, United StatesThe Town of Mead is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 4,781 at the 2020 United States census.
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Housing in Mead
The typical Mead home is worth about $552,000, down 3.5% in a year, close to the Colorado typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Mead
Safety Grade B
Mead reports less crime per resident than 58% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Mead
Full picture →Most working residents leave Mead for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Longmont (19%), Denver (11%) and Boulder (8%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Health in Mead
Health Grade A
Healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Colorado
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Mead
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Mead
Full climate →Mead has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Mead
All Mead schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Mead’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.
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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