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Greeley vs Windsor

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+58.4 pts in Windsor) and property tax bill (2.1× in Windsor).

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Greeley, COA history townColorado · 110,806 people
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Windsor, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 37,914 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

GreeleyA history town
HistorySettled in 186916 places on the National Register HealthHealthier than 51%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$415K typical home22% below the CO typical home All about Greeley →
WindsorKnown for its schools
Schools#26 for schools in COof 142 towns Housing$578K typical home9% above the CO typical home HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Windsor →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+58.4 pts
Windsor has grown faster since 2010
Windsor +75.5%Greeley +17.1%
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Windsor
Windsor $3,863Greeley $1,832
Household income+82%
Households in Windsor earn more
Windsor $127,028Greeley $69,881
Home values+50%
Homes cost more in Windsor
Windsor $604,000Greeley $402,500
Bachelor’s degree++27.7 pts
More adults in Windsor have a degree
Windsor 55.5%Greeley 27.8%
Work in town+23.2 pts
More of Greeley’s workers stay in town
Greeley 32.5%Windsor 9.3%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Windsor places higher on 14 of 23 CO lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Colorado ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DGreeleySafer than 8% of U.S. towns AWindsorSafer than 87% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−GreeleyBetter than 50% of districts in the state AWindsorBetter than 86% of districts in the state
Health
B−GreeleyHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns AWindsorHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns
8Greeley
14Windsor

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 83 towns #68#5 Highest graduation rateSchools · 142 towns #112#10 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 160 towns #139#31 Best schoolsSchools · 142 towns #114#26 Highest incomeIncome · 160 towns #134#37 Most activeHealth · 160 towns #141#51 HealthiestHealth · 160 towns #141#54 Fewest smokersHealth · 160 towns #121#47

Left end = #1 in Colorado. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Greeley’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,000 more a month in Windsor

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Greeley$2,330/mo
Typical home $415K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $1,388/mo · Housing →
Windsor$3,340/mo
Typical home $578K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,793/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,000 a month, about $12,100 a year, between Windsor and Greeley.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Greeley and Windsor share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

GreeleyWindsorGreeleyWindsor
Greeley ↔ Windsor8.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,782 Windsor residents work in Greeley (9.6% of its workers)
1,399 Greeley residents work in Windsor (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Windsor →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
GreeleyWindsor
Snow a year33″49″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd79th
Outdoors & history
GreeleyWindsor
Trails51 mi44 mi
Conserved land6.5%5.6%
Settled18691882
National Register places162
Archive photos18—
Famous people born here—8
Community
GreeleyWindsor
Library hours a week62 hrs62 hrs
Colleges in town2—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

GreeleyWindsor
People
Population 110,806Highest 37,914Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.1%Lowest CO: +14.8% +75.5%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 32.5±0.7Lowest 14% below CO 40.9±1.8Highest 8% above CO
Kids under 18 25%±1.1Highest CO: 21% 23.1%±2Lowest CO: 21%
Greeley and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.7%±0.8Lowest CO: 15.6% 18.1%±2Highest CO: 15.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.8%Lowest CO: 45.7% 55.5%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.3%±0.7Highest CO: 6.4% 3.9%±0.8Lowest CO: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,881±$3kLowest 27% below CO $127,028±$6kHighest 33% above CO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $402,500±$8kLowest 25% below CO $604,000±$17kHighest 12% above CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,388±$46Lowest 21% below CO $1,793±$118Highest about the CO average
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,832Lowest 30% below CO $3,863Highest 48% above CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.9%±4.4Lowest CO: 52.9% 62.6%±10.8Highest CO: 52.9%
Windsor and Greeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.1%Highest CO: 9.4% 6%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.9%Lowest CO: 66.2% 77.6%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 3 yrs older than CO 2009Highest 21 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 4% below CO 26 minHighest 5% above CO
Work from home 8.9%±1Lowest CO: 21% 20.4%±2.6Highest CO: 21%
Work in townworking residents 32.5%Highest 9.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.82Highest 0.52Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Denver (8%)Fort Collins (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Windsor10% work in Greeley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.5%Highest 5.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 50.9 miHighest 43.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 48Highest 29Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.4Highest 57.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #114 of 142 in CO#26 of 142 in CO
School district Division of Youth Services · GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and StaWeld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4
High school in town Greeley West High SchoolWindsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school 21.1Highest 19.2Lowest
Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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