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Edwards is a big small town of 10,785 people in Eagle County, Colorado. It's about 78 miles from Boulder, CO and 93 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 201 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $937k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,785people
$937kTypical home
$1,845/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
201"Snow
248Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,785
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 405 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Denver, CO
- 78 mi to Boulder, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $937k (≈$5,911/mo)
- Median rent $1,845/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°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
- 201" of snow a year
- 59 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to EGE airport
- 105 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,924 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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