Eads is the statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 672 at the 2020 United States census.

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Town numbers

ZIP code81036

Area code719

Living in Eads

Housing in Eads

$154K▼ 6.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Eads home is worth about $154,000, down 6.8% in a year, 71% below the Colorado typical home.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Work & commute in Eads

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About one in 3 of Eads’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lamar (5%), Colorado Springs (3%) and Denver (3%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Lamar

Colorado Springs

Denver

Aurora

32%Work in townlive and work in Eads 29 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 295Jobs based herebalanced

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Eads →

Health in Eads

Compared with Colorado

2better than CO·14worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 2▲ 2▼ 3 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

75.6%More adults treating high blood pressureCO 69.5% · better 66.1%More adults screened for colon cancerCO 62.4% · better 8.7%More adults with COPDCO 5.3% · worse

Care nearby

Weisbrod Memorial County HospitalEads · 0.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Valley-Wide Counseling & Support Center - EadsEads · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Eads · CMS · HRSAHealth in Eads →

Natural hazards in Eads

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.

🌵 Drought🌊 Inland flooding🧊 Hail

0Does Eads flood?no paid flood claims on record 2Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Eads

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Eads →

Climate in Eads

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Eads has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

46° / 18°Winter

67° / 37°Spring

90° / 59°Summer

69° / 38°Fall

How much snow does Eads get?About 14 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 13, with the last in spring around Apr 30.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.2° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Eads →

Schools in Eads

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School Grade A+

The public schools Eads’s kids attend outperform 99% of Colorado’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictKiowa County School District No. Re-1Schools3

Eads Elementary School A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 119 students Eads Middle School A+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 44 students Eads High School A-High · Grades 9–12 · 48 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.