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Vail is a small town of 4,613 people in Eagle County, Colorado. It's about 65 miles from Boulder, CO and 79 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 189 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,613people
$1.4MTypical home
$1,606/moRent
77° / 29°Summer / winter
189"Snow
248Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,613
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 980 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Denver, CO
- 65 mi to Boulder, CO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,833/mo)
- Median rent $1,606/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 189" of snow a year
- 57 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,687 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 10% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to EGE airport
- 91 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,271 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 239 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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