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Mountain View vs Marble

124 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (31 min in Mountain View) and property tax bill (2.1× in Mountain View).

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Mountain View, COA small town of 609Colorado · 609 people
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Marble, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 309 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.

Mountain ViewA small town of 609
Quiet strengthsMountain View doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mountain View →
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 · Life in each

Marble gets 95 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
Mountain ViewMarble
Snow a year76″171″
January low17°F10°F
July high88°F76°F
Growing season (days)151d113d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Mountain ViewMarble
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—3.9%
Settled1879—
National Register places—8
Community
Mountain ViewMarble
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 $320 more a month in Marble

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.

Mountain View$2,920/mo
Typical home $522K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $2,083/mo · Housing →
Marble$3,240/mo
Typical home $603K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.15% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Marble and Mountain View.

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.

Where they are

124 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mountain View ↔ Marble124 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.

Mountain ViewMarble
People
Population 609Highest 309Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.7% CO: +14.8% —
Median age 35.2±1.9Lowest 7% below CO 36±27.5Highest 5% below CO
Marble and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.3%±7.6Highest CO: 21% 14.9%±16.7Lowest CO: 21%
Mountain View and Marble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±2.5Lowest CO: 15.6% 19.7%±4.8Highest CO: 15.6%
Marble and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 61.1%Highest CO: 45.7% 51.3%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±3.4Lowest CO: 6.4% 3.2%±6.4Highest CO: 6.4%
Marble and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,875±$32kLowest 12% above CO $170,793±$42kHighest 79% above CO
Marble and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $596,800±$30kLowest 11% above CO $773,900±$584kHighest 43% above CO
Marble and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,083±$683 18% above CO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,481Highest 5% below CO $1,159Lowest 55% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.8%±28.5Highest CO: 52.9% 0%±50.9Lowest CO: 52.9%
Mountain View and Marble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.7%Highest CO: 9.4% 1.3%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.7%Highest CO: 66.2% 60%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 50 yrs older than CO 1988Highest same as CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 27% below CO 50 minHighest 96% above CO
Work from home 29.3%±9.2Highest CO: 21% 1.4%±2.1Lowest CO: 21%
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 67.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.89Lowest 1.22Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Denver (38%)Basalt (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MarbleFew work in Mountain View
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 162Highest 86.2Lowest
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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