Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Eagle vs Monument

113 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+72.6 pts in Monument) and trails (4.4× in Eagle).

×
Eagle, COHomes around $1.03MColorado · 7,442 people
×
Monument, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 11,735 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,590 more a month in Eagle

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.

Eagle$5,870/mo
Typical home $1.03M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,820/mo · Housing →
Monument$4,280/mo
Typical home $748K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $1,929/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,590 a month, about $19,100 a year, between Eagle and Monument.

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

Monument places higher on 12 of 21 CO lists

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.

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
EagleMonument
Snow a year—121″
January low—16°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—138d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th70th
Outdoors & history
EagleMonument
Trails21 mi5 mi
Conserved land3.5%0.6%
Settled—1872
National Register places—1
Archive photos1130
Famous people born here15
Community
EagleMonument
Library hours a week51 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

113 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eagle ↔ Monument113 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.

EagleMonument
People
Population 7,442Lowest 11,735Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.4%Lowest CO: +14.8% +88%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 40.8±7.7Highest 8% above CO 38.3±3.1Lowest about the CO average
Eagle and Monument are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±6.5Lowest CO: 21% 26.8%±4.5Highest CO: 21%
Monument and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±6.2Highest CO: 15.6% 12.9%±3.3Lowest CO: 15.6%
Eagle and Monument are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53%Lowest CO: 45.7% 57.7%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±3.6Lowest CO: 6.4% 6.7%±2.4Highest CO: 6.4%
Monument and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,398±$12kLowest 16% above CO $128,816±$13kHighest 35% above CO
Monument and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $695,100±$60kHighest 29% above CO $636,700±$42kLowest 18% above CO
Eagle and Monument are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,820±$381Lowest 3% above CO $1,929±$229Highest 10% above CO
Monument and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,768Highest 45% above CO $3,667Lowest 41% above CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.1%±25.7Highest CO: 52.9% 48.6%±22.9Lowest CO: 52.9%
Eagle and Monument are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Highest CO: 9.4% 4.7%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.3%Lowest CO: 66.2% 76.1%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1999Lowest 11 yrs newer than CO 2006Highest 18 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 17% below CO 29 minHighest 14% above CO
Work from home 3.6%±3Lowest CO: 21% 25%±5.8Highest CO: 21%
Work in townworking residents 22.4%Highest 6.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.30Highest 0.99Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Avon (11%)Colorado Springs (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MonumentFew work in Eagle
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 21.3 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.7 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 52.9Lowest 74.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #75 of 142 in CO#13 of 142 in CO
School district Eagle County School District No. Re 50Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co
High school in town None in townNone in town
Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Eagle neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Eagle’s Town Square.

Monument neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Monument’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Eagle and Monument

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Eagle

Towns like Eagle

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.

Post to Eagle

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in