Milliken, CO: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Milliken is a statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 8,386 at the 2020 United States census. Milliken is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

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How Milliken ranks

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#1Safest in CO #10Highest graduation rate in CO #16Fastest growing in CO All CO rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code80543

Area code970

Living in Milliken

Housing in Milliken

$446K▼ 0.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Milliken home is worth about $446,000, down 0.9% in a year, 16% below the Colorado typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market50

Sale-to-list100%

Sold in May21

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Safety in Milliken

A

Safety Grade A

Milliken reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Milliken 0.1

Colorado 4.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Milliken 3.9

Colorado 22.3

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Milliken

A⁻

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 79% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Colorado

6better than CO·4worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▲ 1▼ 5 close Habits all close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

6%Fewer adults who have had cancerCO 7.8% · better 7.2%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethCO 9.2% · better 33.6%More adults with obesityCO 26.1% · worse

Care nearby

Uchealth Greeley HospitalGreeley · 6.6 mi · ER

Aims Student Health and Wellness CenterGreeley · 8.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Milliken

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Milliken’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictWeld County School District No. Re-5JSchools3

Milliken Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 472 students Knowledge Quest Academy C-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 395 students CIVICA ColoradoHigh · Grades 6–12 · 157 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.

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