Eagle County, Colorado

Eagle County has a population of 55,135 and has shrunk 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $839,500, about 8.1 times the county's median household income of $104,096.

Home price
$839,500
Income
$104,096
Population
55,135
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$839,500county
Median gross rent$2,019county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198020.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant35.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use28.2%county
Typical monthly rent$3,285county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,379county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,813county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,852county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$104,096county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate8.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.6%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force73.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.0%county
Economic output per resident$125,791county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.42%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service10 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport282849county
Miles to nearest general aviation field31 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station32 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths29.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher50.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.1%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment7075county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible44.3%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians79county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter5.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity15.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes7.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population55,135county
Land area in square miles1,684county
People per square mile of land32.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores16county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store34.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.3%county
Share of households that are one person27.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States16.4%county
Second languages25.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents74county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-12county
Households that moved in2,038county
Households that moved away2,443county
Average income of arriving households$138,769county
Average income of departing households$97,140county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year223county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.9%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature41.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.6 incounty
Annual snowfall121.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing216 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days112 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 3county
Average first fall frostSep 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use865 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity30.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas63.4%county
Homes heated by propane3.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband95.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk86.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.3county
Landslide risk95.6county
Hail risk30.9county
Earthquake risk53.2county
Tornado risk14.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk74.2county
Strong wind risk11.7county
Wildfire risk75.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Eagle County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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