A town of 4,335. A typical home worth about $1.45M.
The 3 things Basalt does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Basalt. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Basalt home is worth about $1,451,000, up 7.1% in a year, 172% above the Colorado typical home.
Basalt beats the Colorado average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Basalt | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.6% | 11.1% |
3.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Linear Park | — | 9 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Basalt’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Elementary School | PK–4 | 539 | C+ |
| Basalt Middle School | 5–8 | 367 | C+ |
| Basalt High School | 9–12 | 414 | A− |
Basalt has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Basalt for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Aspen (26%), Snowmass Village (10%) and Denver (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Basalt reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
24 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Town in Colorado, US
Basalt is a home rule town located in Eagle and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States. The town population was 3,984 at the 2020 United States census with 2,917 residing in Eagle County and 1,067 residing in Pitkin County. Basalt is a part of the Edwards-Glenwood Springs, CO Combined Statistical Area.
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One town shares a border with Basalt.