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Milliken vs Evans

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+29.9 pts in Milliken) and street grid (2.8× in Evans).

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Milliken, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 8,871 people
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Evans, COHomes around $392KColorado · 22,396 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.

MillikenKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 53%of CO districts Housing$446K typical home16% below the CO typical home SafetySafer than 93%of U.S. towns we grade All about Milliken →
EvansHomes around $392K
Housing$392K typical home27% below the CO typical home HealthHealthier than 55%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SafetySafer than 25%of U.S. towns we grade All about Evans →
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.

Growth since 2010+29.9 pts
Milliken has grown faster since 2010
Milliken +49.5%Evans +19.6%
Street grid2.8×
Evans has the more walkable street grid
Evans 59.3Milliken 21.0
Property tax bill+53%
Tax bills are bigger in Milliken
Milliken $2,570Evans $1,677
Homeowners+24 pts renters
Evans has more renters
Milliken 92.1%Evans 68.1%
Average commute6 min
Evans has the shorter commute
Milliken 32 minEvans 26 min
Size2.5×
Evans is the bigger place
Evans 22,396Milliken 8,871
★ What stands out · Report cards

Milliken places higher on 12 of 22 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
AMillikenSafer than 93% of U.S. towns CEvansSafer than 25% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−MillikenBetter than 53% of districts in the state CEvansBetter than 33% of districts in the state
Health
A−MillikenHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns B−EvansHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns
12Milliken
10Evans

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 142 towns #10#112 SafestSafety · 83 towns #1#47 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #116#51 Highest incomeIncome · 160 towns #61#122 Most trailsOutdoors · 143 towns #125#80 Shortest commuteGetting around · 160 towns #145#95 Most conserved landOutdoors · 152 towns #140#93 HealthiestHealth · 160 towns #97#138

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Milliken

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.

Milliken$2,570/mo
Typical home $446K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $2,102/mo · Housing →
Evans$2,210/mo
Typical home $392K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $1,582/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Milliken and Evans.

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

Milliken and Evans share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MillikenEvansMillikenEvans
Milliken ↔ Evans6.4 miles apart · They share a border
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
MillikenEvans
Snow a year35″33″
January low18°F—
July high92°F—
Growing season (days)159d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th43rd
Outdoors & history
MillikenEvans
Trails8 mi14 mi
Conserved land0.9%4.7%
Settled—1867
National Register places1—
Archive photos23
Community
MillikenEvans
Library hours a week—62 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.

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.

MillikenEvans
People
Population 8,871Lowest 22,396Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +49.5%Highest CO: +14.8% +19.6%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 32.4±2.7Highest 14% below CO 30.8±1.4Lowest 18% below CO
Milliken and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±7.6Lowest CO: 21% 26.8%±3.3Highest CO: 21%
Evans and Milliken are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.6%±4.4Highest CO: 15.6% 8.6%±1.3Lowest CO: 15.6%
Milliken and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.5%Highest CO: 45.7% 21.2%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2Lowest CO: 6.4% 9.5%±1.9Highest CO: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,500±$34kHighest 13% above CO $75,563±$7kLowest 21% below CO
Milliken and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $406,700±$35kHighest 25% below CO $351,000±$13kLowest 35% below CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,102±$922Highest 19% above CO $1,582±$132Lowest 10% below CO
Milliken and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,570Highest about the CO average $1,677Lowest 36% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.7%±37.7Highest CO: 52.9% 50.9%±9Lowest CO: 52.9%
Milliken and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.4%Lowest CO: 9.4% 13.5%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.1%Highest CO: 66.2% 68.1%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 16 yrs newer than CO 2003Lowest 15 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 27% above CO 26 minLowest about the CO average
Work from home 14.3%±7.9Highest CO: 21% 9.1%±2Lowest CO: 21%
Milliken and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Lowest 3.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Greeley (16%)Greeley (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EvansFew work in Milliken
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 4.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.3 miLowest 14.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.0Lowest 59.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #128 of 142 in CO#118 of 142 in CO
School district Weld County School District No. Re-5JGreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta
High school in town CIVICA ColoradoNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 19.1 —
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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