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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How Vail ranks

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#3Closest to a top hospital in CO #9Most active in CO #1Most-used libraries in CO All CO rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code81657, 81658

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Living in Vail

Housing in Vail

$1.73M▲ 4.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Vail home is worth about $1,732,000, up 4.7% in a year, 225% above the Colorado typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market47

Sale-to-list94.5%

Sold in May16

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Safety in Vail

Safety Grade D

Vail reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Vail 3.2

Colorado 4.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Vail 35.2

Colorado 22.3

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Vail

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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.

Avon

11%

Denver

Edwards

Breckenridge

40%Work in townlive and work in Vail 6 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 7,571Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Vail

A⁺

Health Grade A+

Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Colorado

14better than CO

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▲ 5 close Habits 2▲ 2 close Care 3▲ 4 close Mind 2▲ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.4%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethCO 9.2% · better 7%Fewer uninsured adultsCO 11.1% · better

Care nearby

Vail Health HospitalVail · 0.7 mi · ER

Mountain Family Health Centers AvonAvon · 8.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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

Natural hazards in Vail

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🏔️ Avalanches

5Does Vail flood?paid flood claims since 1983 NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 7 declared for Eagle County

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Climate in Vail

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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.

30° / 11°Winter

48° / 24°Spring

70° / 43°Summer

51° / 27°Fall

How much snow does Vail get?About 189 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Sep 7, with the last in spring around Jun 21.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Vail

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School Grade B

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.

#57Best public schoolsof 142 in CO

DistrictEagle County School District No. Re 50Schools2

Red Sandstone Elementary School BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 245 students Vail Mountain SchoolOther · Grades K–12 · 401 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.