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Sterling Colorado

Sterling is located in Logan County in the Northeastern corner of Colorado and is known as the Queen City of the Plains. It is the regional shopping hub for Northeast Colorado and Southwest Nebraska. Retirees can learn how the area was settled at the Overland Trail Museum. Population: 14,777 as of the 2010 census.

Climate: Sterling gets 15 inches of rain per year and snowfall of 21 inches.

Cost of living: The cost of living in Sterling is 4% less than the national average.

Housing costs: Retirees will find bargains in housing, where the average home costs 51.7% less than the national average. The median home cost in Sterling is $96,400.

Colleges and Universities: Colorado State University has recently opened a pilot regional engagement program in Sterling creating a lifelong learning innovation center. Transportation: Automobiles are the main form of transportation here. The closest airport is in Denver, 121 miles away.

Travel and tourism: North Sterling State Park, a popular site for recreation, is called a boaters paradise. It is stocked with rainbow trout, walleye, saugeye, wiper, smallmouth bass and many others. Prewitt Reservoir offers bird-watching, fishing and hunting. The disc golf course at Pioneer Park features water hazards hills and holes in the woods, and two18-hole regulation golf courses are also located in Sterling.

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