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Eads vs Walden

243 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.6× in Eads) and growth since 2010 (+10.6 pts in Eads).

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Eads, COHomes around $154KColorado · 677 people
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Walden, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 573 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 →
WaldenKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 17%of CO districts All about Walden →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Eads
Eads $840Walden $321
Growth since 2010+10.6 pts
Eads has grown faster since 2010
Eads +10.3%Walden -0.3%
★ What stands out · 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 C−WaldenBetter than 17% of districts in the state
Life in each

Walden gets 53 more inches of snow a year

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
EadsWalden
Snow a year14″67″
January low16°F2°F
July high91°F76°F
Growing season (days)165d31d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th61st
Outdoors & history
EadsWalden
Settled18871889
National Register places3—
Archive photos1513
Famous people born here1—
Community
EadsWalden
Library hours a week35 hrs41 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Walden$920/mo
Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 0.19% · or rent about $1,692/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Where they are

243 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EadsCOWaldenCO
Eads ↔ Walden243 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.

EadsWalden
People
Population 677Highest 573Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.3%Highest CO: +14.8% -0.3%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 44.4±14.7Lowest 18% above CO 50.8±17.7Highest 35% above CO
Walden 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% 16.6%±7.6Lowest CO: 21%
Eads and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.3%±5.8Lowest CO: 15.6% 30.2%±8.2Highest CO: 15.6%
Walden and Eads are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Lowest CO: 45.7% 29.7%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±1Lowest CO: 6.4% 7%±7.5Highest CO: 6.4%
Walden 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±$21kHighest 38% below CO $40,972±$21kLowest 57% below CO
Eads and Walden 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 $169,600±$120kHighest 69% below CO
Walden and Eads are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $800±$174Lowest 55% below CO $1,692±$769Highest 4% below CO
Walden 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 $321Lowest 88% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.7%±42.3Lowest CO: 52.9% 66.2%±44.2Highest CO: 52.9%
Walden 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% 12.2%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Highest CO: 66.2% 73.3%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 24 yrs older than CO 1973Highest 15 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minHighest 46% below CO 11 minLowest 55% below CO
Work from home 6%±3.4Lowest CO: 21% 13.3%±11.8Highest CO: 21%
Walden 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%Lowest 32.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.84Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lamar (5%)Denver (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WaldenFew work in Eads
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 165Highest 149Lowest
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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