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Edwards vs Avon

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.3× in Avon) and property tax bill (+78% in Edwards).

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Edwards, COHomes around $1.74MColorado · 10,785 people
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Avon, COHomes around $1.26MColorado · 5,972 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.

EdwardsHomes around $1.74M
Housing$1.74M typical home226% above the CO typical home HealthHealthier than 96%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#37 most conserved land in CO33 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Edwards →
AvonHomes around $1.26M
Housing$1.26M typical home136% above the CO typical home Outdoors#3 most conserved land in CO14 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Avon →
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.

Jobs per worker4.3×
Avon is more of a job hub
Avon 3.02Edwards 0.71
Property tax bill+78%
Tax bills are bigger in Edwards
Edwards $3,347Avon $1,879
Work from home+19 pts
More people work from home in Edwards
Edwards 24%Avon 5%
Growth since 2010+15.3 pts
Edwards has grown faster since 2010
Edwards +9.5%Avon -5.8%
Conserved land+29.6 pts
Avon has more conserved land
Avon 45.4%Edwards 15.8%
Trails2.4×
Edwards has more miles of trail
Edwards 32.6 miAvon 13.6 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,670 more a month in Edwards

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.

Edwards$9,620/mo
Typical home $1.74M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.36% · or rent about $1,845/mo · Housing →
Avon$6,950/mo
Typical home $1.26M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.34% · or rent about $2,192/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,670 a month, about $32,000 a year, between Edwards and Avon.

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

Edwards and Avon share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

EdwardsAvonEdwardsAvon
Edwards ↔ Avon5.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
666 Edwards residents work in Avon (14.3% of its workers)
126 Avon residents work in Edwards (6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Edwards →
Report cards

Edwards places higher on 12 of 20 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.

Safety
–EdwardsNot graded C−AvonSafer than 23% of U.S. towns
Schools
BEdwardsBetter than 56% of districts in the state BAvonBetter than 56% of districts in the state
Health
A+EdwardsHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns AAvonHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns
12Edwards
7Avon

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 148 towns #42#139 Fastest growingGrowth · 153 towns #73#149 Best schoolsSchools · 142 towns #69#132 Most affordableCost of living · 158 towns #147#80 Lowest property taxCost of living · 158 towns #108#55 Most educatedPeople · 160 towns #41#89 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #88#130 Most activeHealth · 160 towns #51#91

Left end = #1 in Colorado. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Edwards’s rankings →

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
EdwardsAvon
Snow a year189″189″
January low7°F7°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)77d77d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th42nd
Outdoors & history
EdwardsAvon
Trails33 mi14 mi
Conserved land15.8%45.4%
Archive photos3—
Community
EdwardsAvon
Library hours a week—51 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.

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.

EdwardsAvon
People
Population 10,785Highest 5,972Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.5%Highest CO: +14.8% -5.8%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 39.8±3.3Highest 6% above CO 35.6±3.1Lowest 6% below CO
Edwards and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.1%±4.3Highest CO: 21% 16%±5.5Lowest CO: 21%
Edwards and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12%±2.7Highest CO: 15.6% 5.6%±3.3Lowest CO: 15.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 59.8%Highest CO: 45.7% 38.8%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±2.8Highest CO: 6.4% 4.6%±3.3Lowest CO: 6.4%
Edwards and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,909±$15kLowest 14% below CO $89,027±$17kHighest 7% below CO
Avon and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $937,300±$204kHighest 74% above CO $548,900±$201kLowest about the CO average
Edwards and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,845±$75Lowest 5% above CO $2,192±$127Highest 24% above CO
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,347Highest 29% above CO $1,879Lowest 28% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 76.1%±17.3Highest CO: 52.9% 71.7%±20.7Lowest CO: 52.9%
Edwards and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.5%Highest CO: 9.4% 12.2%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.4%Highest CO: 66.2% 47.7%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 8 yrs newer than CO 1990Lowest 2 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 31% below CO 21 minHighest 17% below CO
Work from home 24%±7.2Highest CO: 21% 5%±4.2Lowest CO: 21%
Work in townworking residents 17.6%Lowest 17.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Lowest 3.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Vail (15%)Vail (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 14% work in Avon6% work in Edwards
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.8%Lowest 45.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 32.6 miHighest 13.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 17.2Lowest 20.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #69 of 142 in CO#132 of 142 in CO
School district Eagle County School District No. Re 50Eagle County School District No. Re 50
High school in town Battle Mountain High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 16.0 —
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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