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Wray vs Yuma

26 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+37% in Wray) and street grid (+49% in Yuma).

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Wray, COHomes around $276KColorado · 2,114 people
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Yuma, COHomes around $267KColorado · 3,459 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.

WrayHomes around $276K
Housing$276K typical home48% below the CO typical home HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wray →
YumaHomes around $267K
Housing$267K typical home50% below the CO typical home Health58% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Yuma →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Wray
Wray $1,175Yuma $859
Street grid+49%
Yuma has the more walkable street grid
Yuma 71.3Wray 48.0
Bachelor’s degree++9.3 pts
More adults in Wray have a degree
Wray 26.8%Yuma 17.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
BWrayBetter than 55% of districts in the state C+YumaBetter than 42% of districts in the state
Health
A−WrayHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns C+YumaHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Wray$1,600/mo
Typical home $276K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →
Yuma$1,510/mo
Typical home $267K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $1,040/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Wray and Yuma.

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.

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
WrayYuma
Snow a year28″23″
January low16°F17°F
July high91°F92°F
Growing season (days)151d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd46th
Outdoors & history
WrayYuma
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%1.1%
National Register places11
Archive photos13—
Famous people born here74
Community
WrayYuma
Library hours a week40 hrs49 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Where they are

26 miles apart

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

WrayYumaWrayYuma
Wray ↔ Yuma26 miles apart
Who commutes between them
96 Yuma residents work in Wray (7.6% of its workers)
23 Wray residents work in Yuma (3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Yuma →
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.

WrayYuma
People
Population 2,114Lowest 3,459Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.7%Highest CO: +14.8% -1.9%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 42.3±5.2Lowest 12% above CO 42.5±9Highest 13% above CO
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.5%±6.9Lowest CO: 21% 29.8%±9.1Highest CO: 21%
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.6%±4Lowest CO: 15.6% 21.2%±6Highest CO: 15.6%
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.8%Highest CO: 45.7% 17.5%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2 CO: 6.4% 2.7%±2.2 CO: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,171±$13kHighest 40% below CO $48,338±$11kLowest 49% below CO
Wray and Yuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,000±$35kHighest 68% below CO $165,500±$14kLowest 69% below CO
Wray and Yuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $805±$162Lowest 54% below CO $1,040±$151Highest 41% below CO
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,175Highest 55% below CO $859Lowest 67% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.1%±22.8Lowest CO: 52.9% 55.7%±25.4Highest CO: 52.9%
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.5%Lowest CO: 9.4% 31.5%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.1%Lowest CO: 66.2% 61.1%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 22 yrs older than CO 1958Lowest 30 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minHighest 45% below CO 12 minLowest 52% below CO
Work from home 2.3%±3.4Lowest CO: 21% 3.6%±3.5Highest CO: 21%
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 36.9%Highest 35.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.42Highest 0.96Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yuma (3%)Wray (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Yuma8% work in Wray
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.0Lowest 71.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#100 of 142 in CO
School district Wray RD-2 School DistrictYuma 1 School District
High school in town Wray Junior Senior High SchoolYuma High School
Students per teacherat that high school 15.0Highest 12.9Lowest
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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