Basalt
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1935
Basalt, Colorado. Cattle on the Tucker McClure ranch, 1935
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About Basalt
Town in Colorado, USBasalt 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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Housing in Basalt
The typical Basalt home is worth about $1,451,000, up 7.1% in a year, 172% above the Colorado typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Basalt
Safety Grade B-
Basalt reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Basalt
Full picture →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.
Health in Basalt
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Colorado
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Basalt
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Basalt
Full climate →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.
Schools in Basalt
All Basalt schools →School Grade B
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.
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