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Eads vs De Beque

297 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (10.6× in Eads) and home values (+79% in De Beque).

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Eads, COHomes around $154KColorado · 677 people
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De Beque, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 458 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

EadsHomes around $154K
Housing$154K typical home71% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 99%of CO districts HistorySettled in 18873 places on the National Register All about Eads →
De BequeKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 2%of CO districts Housing$417K typical home22% below the CO typical home All about De Beque →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid10.6×
Eads has the more walkable street grid
Eads 165De Beque 15.6
Home values+79%
Homes cost more in De Beque
De Beque $241,700Eads $135,200
Property tax bill+82%
Tax bills are bigger in Eads
Eads $840De Beque $462
Average commute22 min
Eads has the shorter commute
De Beque 35 minEads 14 min
Work in town+26.9 pts
More of Eads’s workers stay in town
Eads 32.1%De Beque 5.2%
Growth since 2010+12.5 pts
Eads has grown faster since 2010
Eads +10.3%De Beque -2.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,370 more a month in De Beque

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Eads$890/mo
Typical home $154K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →
De Beque$2,250/mo
Typical home $417K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.19% · or rent about $1,094/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,370 a month, about $16,400 a year, between De Beque and Eads.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Colorado ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
A+EadsBetter than 99% of districts in the state D−De BequeBetter than 2% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
EadsDe Beque
Snow a year14″13″
January low16°F21°F
July high91°F93°F
Growing season (days)165d190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th64th
Outdoors & history
EadsDe Beque
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled18871880
National Register places32
Archive photos15—
Famous people born here1—
Community
EadsDe Beque
Library hours a week35 hrs12 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

297 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EadsCODe BequeCO
Eads ↔ De Beque297 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

EadsDe Beque
People
Population 677Highest 458Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.3%Highest CO: +14.8% -2.2%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 44.4±14.7Lowest 18% above CO 47.3±11.1Highest 25% above CO
De Beque and Eads are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.3%±5.6Highest CO: 21% 20.3%±6.3Lowest CO: 21%
Eads and De Beque are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.3%±5.8Highest CO: 15.6% 18.1%±6.8Lowest CO: 15.6%
Eads and De Beque are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Highest CO: 45.7% 18.2%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±1Lowest CO: 6.4% 2.8%±2.8Highest CO: 6.4%
De Beque and Eads are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,479±$21kLowest 38% below CO $63,558±$9kHighest 33% below CO
De Beque and Eads are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $135,200±$28kLowest 75% below CO $241,700±$28kHighest 55% below CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $800±$174Lowest 55% below CO $1,094±$390Highest 38% below CO
De Beque and Eads are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $840Highest 68% below CO $462Lowest 82% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.7%±42.3Lowest CO: 52.9% 33.3%±63.4Highest CO: 52.9%
De Beque and Eads are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.4%Lowest CO: 9.4% 12.7%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Highest CO: 66.2% 77.5%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 24 yrs older than CO 1985Highest 3 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 46% below CO 35 minHighest 40% above CO
Work from home 6%±3.4Lowest CO: 21% 10.2%±7.6Highest CO: 21%
De Beque and Eads are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 32.1%Highest 5.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miLowest 32.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Lowest 1.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lamar (5%)Grand Junction (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in De BequeFew work in Eads
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 165Highest 15.6Lowest
Schools
School district Kiowa County School District No. Re-1—
High school in town Eads High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 7.7 —
Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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