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Conserved land2.9%166 of 5,690 acres
Trails19 mi2.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves019 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Gypsum

Town in Colorado, United States
8,040Population
7.7 sq miArea
6,312 ftElevation

The Town of Gypsum is the home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 8,040 at the 2020 United States census, a +24.13% increase since the 2010 United States census. Gypsum is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Gypsum is the home of an American Gypsum drywall plant and mine.

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ZIP code81637
Area code970
Living in Gypsum

Housing in Gypsum

$705K▲ 1.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Gypsum home is worth about $705,000, up 1.4% in a year, 32% above the Colorado typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market9
Sale-to-list98.6%
Sold in May14
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Safety in Gypsum

A

Safety Grade A

Gypsum reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Gypsum 0.3
Colorado 4.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Gypsum 3.3
Colorado 22.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

The public schools Gypsum’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictEagle County School District No. Re 50Schools6

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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