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Windsor vs Greeley

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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Windsor, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 37,914 people
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Greeley, COA history townColorado · 110,806 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.

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in Colorado. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Windsor’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.

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

Windsor and Greeley share a border

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

WindsorGreeleyWindsorGreeley
Windsor ↔ Greeley8.8 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
WindsorGreeley
Snow a year49″33″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th32nd
Outdoors & history
WindsorGreeley
Trails44 mi51 mi
Conserved land5.6%6.5%
Settled18821869
National Register places216
Archive photos—18
Famous people born here8—
Community
WindsorGreeley
Library hours a week62 hrs62 hrs
Colleges in town—2
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

WindsorGreeley
People
Population 37,914Lowest 110,806Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +75.5%Highest CO: +14.8% +17.1%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 40.9±1.8Highest 8% above CO 32.5±0.7Lowest 14% below CO
Kids under 18 23.1%±2Lowest CO: 21% 25%±1.1Highest CO: 21%
Greeley and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±2Highest CO: 15.6% 13.7%±0.8Lowest CO: 15.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 55.5%Highest CO: 45.7% 27.8%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±0.8Lowest CO: 6.4% 9.3%±0.7Highest CO: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $127,028±$6kHighest 33% above CO $69,881±$3kLowest 27% below CO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $604,000±$17kHighest 12% above CO $402,500±$8kLowest 25% below CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,793±$118Highest about the CO average $1,388±$46Lowest 21% below CO
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,863Highest 48% above CO $1,832Lowest 30% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.6%±10.8Highest CO: 52.9% 59.9%±4.4Lowest 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 6%Lowest CO: 9.4% 15.1%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.6%Highest CO: 66.2% 60.9%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2009Highest 21 yrs newer than CO 1985Lowest 3 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 5% above CO 24 minLowest 4% below CO
Work from home 20.4%±2.6Highest CO: 21% 8.9%±1Lowest CO: 21%
Work in townworking residents 9.3%Lowest 32.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Lowest 0.82Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Collins (19%)Denver (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 10% work in Greeley3% work in Windsor
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.6%Lowest 6.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 43.7 miLowest 50.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 29Lowest 48Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.0Lowest 60.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #26 of 142 in CO#114 of 142 in CO
School district Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4Division of Youth Services · GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta
High school in town Windsor High SchoolGreeley West High School
Students per teacherat that high school 19.2Lowest 21.1Highest
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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