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Eckley vs Wiley

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.9× in Wiley) and trails (3× in Wiley).

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Eckley, COHomes around $249KColorado · 332 people
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Wiley, COHomes around $199KColorado · 422 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.

EckleyHomes around $249K
Housing$249K typical home53% below the CO typical home All about Eckley →
WileyHomes around $199K
Housing$199K typical home63% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 82%of CO districts All about Wiley →
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.

Jobs per worker7.9×
Wiley is more of a job hub
Wiley 1.11Eckley 0.14
Trails3×
Wiley has more miles of trail
Wiley 0.6 miEckley 0.2 mi
Typical home built33 yrs
Eckley’s homes are older
Wiley 1971Eckley 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Eckley

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.

Eckley$1,680/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $935/mo · Housing →
Wiley$1,120/mo
Typical home $199K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Eckley and Wiley.

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
–EckleyNot graded A−WileyBetter than 82% 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
EckleyWiley
Snow a year23″30″
January low17°F14°F
July high92°F93°F
Growing season (days)164d163d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th63rd
Outdoors & history
EckleyWiley
National Register places11
Archive photos42
Famous people born here—1
Community
EckleyWiley
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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EckleyCOWileyCO
Eckley ↔ Wiley136 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.

EckleyWiley
People
Population 332Lowest 422Highest
Median age 32.7±3.3Lowest 13% below CO 38.3±10.3Highest about the CO average
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.8%±10.7Lowest CO: 21% 28.4%±7.6Highest CO: 21%
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.3%±11.2Lowest CO: 15.6% 13.5%±4.7Highest CO: 15.6%
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.7%Lowest CO: 45.7% 31.9%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±4.7Lowest CO: 6.4% 4.5%±3Highest CO: 6.4%
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,125±$18kHighest 37% below CO $60,114±$8kLowest 37% below CO
Eckley and Wiley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $118,400±$30kLowest 78% below CO $140,300±$18kHighest 74% below CO
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $935±$236Lowest 47% below CO $950±$320Highest 46% below CO
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $668 74% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.4%±32.2Highest CO: 52.9% 20.5%±12.1Lowest CO: 52.9%
Eckley and Wiley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.3%Highest CO: 9.4% 5.7%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.2%Highest CO: 66.2% 71.4%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 50 yrs older than CO 1971Highest 17 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 23% below CO 17 minLowest 32% below CO
Work from home 3.6%±5.7Lowest CO: 21% 6.6%±3.4Highest CO: 21%
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 1.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Yuma (30%)Lamar (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WileyFew work in Eckley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 121Lowest 127Highest
Schools
School district —Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt
High school in town —Wiley Junior-Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.1
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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