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Avon is a big small town of 5,972 people in Eagle County, Colorado. It's about 72 miles from Boulder, CO and 87 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 192 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $549k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,972people
$549kTypical home
$2,192/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
192"Snow
248Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,972
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 718 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Denver, CO
- 72 mi to Boulder, CO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $549k (≈$3,461/mo)
- Median rent $2,192/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 192" of snow a year
- 59 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,294 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to EGE airport
- 99 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 34% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,022 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eagle County: D+24 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk