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Yuma vs Florence

175 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+51% in Florence) and average commute (15 min in Yuma).

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Yuma, COHomes around $267KColorado · 3,459 people
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Florence, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 3,885 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.

YumaHomes around $267K
Housing$267K typical home50% below the CO typical home Health58% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Yuma →
FlorenceKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 68%of CO districts Housing$281K typical home47% below the CO typical home SafetySafer than 31%of U.S. towns we grade All about Florence →
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.

Home values+51%
Homes cost more in Florence
Florence $249,700Yuma $165,500
Average commute15 min
Yuma has the shorter commute
Florence 28 minYuma 12 min
Work in town+22.6 pts
More of Yuma’s workers stay in town
Yuma 35.7%Florence 13.1%
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Florence
Florence $1,179Yuma $859
Trails+78%
Yuma has more miles of trail
Yuma 1.6 miFlorence 0.9 mi
Street grid+58%
Yuma has the more walkable street grid
Yuma 71.3Florence 45.1
★ What stands out · Report cards

Florence places higher on 13 of 20 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
–YumaNot graded CFlorenceSafer than 31% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+YumaBetter than 42% of districts in the state B+FlorenceBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
C+YumaHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns C+FlorenceHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns
7Yuma
13Florence

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 160 towns #4#116 Highest graduation rateSchools · 142 towns #102#10 Lowest depressionHealth · 160 towns #76#138 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #153#98 Most new homesHousing · 92 towns #85#58 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 160 towns #148#102 Most walkableOutdoors · 160 towns #85#125 Most remote workersWork · 148 towns #143#125

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

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.

Yuma$1,510/mo
Typical home $267K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $1,040/mo · Housing →
Florence$1,580/mo
Typical home $281K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.47% · or rent about $754/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Florence 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
YumaFlorence
Snow a year23″38″
January low17°F18°F
July high92°F89°F
Growing season (days)164d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th92nd
Outdoors & history
YumaFlorence
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land1.1%—
National Register places14
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here410
Community
YumaFlorence
Library hours a week49 hrs35 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

175 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

YumaCOFlorenceCO
Yuma ↔ Florence175 miles apart
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.

YumaFlorence
People
Population 3,459Lowest 3,885Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.9%Lowest CO: +14.8% -1.5%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 42.5±9Highest 13% above CO 37.4±7.2Lowest about the CO average
Yuma and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.8%±9.1Highest CO: 21% 20.5%±5.7Lowest CO: 21%
Yuma and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.2%±6Highest CO: 15.6% 19.2%±3.9Lowest CO: 15.6%
Yuma and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.5%Highest CO: 45.7% 17.1%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2.2Lowest CO: 6.4% 4.7%±3Highest CO: 6.4%
Florence and Yuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,338±$11kLowest 49% below CO $50,262±$7kHighest 47% below CO
Florence and Yuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,500±$14kLowest 69% below CO $249,700±$26kHighest 54% below CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,040±$151Highest 41% below CO $754±$270Lowest 57% below CO
Yuma and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $859Lowest 67% below CO $1,179Highest 55% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±25.4Highest CO: 52.9% 45.7%±23.3Lowest CO: 52.9%
Yuma and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.5%Highest CO: 9.4% 12.2%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.1%Lowest CO: 66.2% 67.9%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 30 yrs older than CO 1974Highest 14 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 52% below CO 28 minHighest 9% above CO
Work from home 3.6%±3.5Lowest CO: 21% 7.8%±6Highest CO: 21%
Florence and Yuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 35.7%Highest 13.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wray (8%)Cañon City (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FlorenceFew work in Yuma
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.3Highest 45.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #100 of 142 in CO#91 of 142 in CO
School district Yuma 1 School DistrictFremont Re-2
High school in town Yuma High SchoolFlorence Jr./Sr. High School
Students per teacherat that high school 12.9Lowest 14.5Highest
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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