A town of 4,613, settled in 1966. A typical home worth about $1.73M.
The 3 things Vail does most differently from other towns.
Where Vail’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Vail. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Vail home is worth about $1,732,000, up 4.7% in a year, 225% above the Colorado typical home.
7.6 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vail Nature Center | 0.7 mi | 6 |
| 2. Bighorn Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
| 3. Ford Park | 0.2 mi | 28 |
Vail beats the Colorado average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Vail | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.4% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 11.1% |
40% of Vail’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Avon (11%), Denver (5%) and Edwards (4%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Vail reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Vail’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sandstone Elementary School | PK–5 | 245 | B |
| Vail Mountain School Private | K–12 | 401 |
Vail has cold, snowy winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 189 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
31.1% of the town is conserved land, across 9 parks and preserves.
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
16 notable people were born in Vail.
Town in Colorado, United States
Vail is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,835 in 2020. Home to Vail Ski Resort, the largest ski mountain in Colorado, the town is known for its hotels, dining, and for the numerous events the city hosts annually, such as the Vail Film Festival, Vail Resorts Snow Days, and Bravo! Vail.
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