Erie, CO: Local News, Events & Neighbors

The Town of Erie is a home rule town located in Weld and Boulder counties, Colorado, United States. The town population was 30,038 at the 2020 United States census, a +65.64% increase since the 2010 United States census. At the 2020 census, 17,387 (58%) Erie residents lived in Weld County and 12,651 (42%) lived in Boulder County. Erie is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Erie is the most populous statutory town in Colorado. Erie is located just west of Interstate 25, with easy access to Interstate 70, Denver International Airport and Colorado's entire Front Range. Erie's Planning Area spans 48 square miles (120 km2), extend…

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Town numbers

ZIP code80516

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Living in Erie

Housing in Erie

$722K▼ 1.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Erie home is worth about $722,000, down 1.4% in a year, 35% above the Colorado typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market50

Sale-to-list98.8%

Sold in May77

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Safety in Erie

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Safety Grade A-

Erie reports less crime per resident than 75% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Erie 0.7

Colorado 4.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Erie 7.2

Colorado 22.3

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Erie

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School Grade A-

The public schools Erie’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#31Best public schoolsof 142 in CO

DistrictSt. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1JSchools12

Soaring Heights PK-8 B+Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,211 students Meadowlark School A-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 747 students Black Rock Elementary AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 597 students Red Hawk Elementary AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 588 students Aspen Ridge Preparatory School B+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 581 students Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 528 students

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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