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Mountain View vs Minturn

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (28.4× in Mountain View) and home values (+85% in Minturn).

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Mountain View, COA small town of 609Colorado · 609 people

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Minturn, COA history townColorado · 993 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 →

MinturnA history town

HistorySettled in 190418 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Minturn →

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.

Street grid28.4×

Mountain View has the more walkable street grid

Mountain View 162Minturn 5.7

Home values+85%

Homes cost more in Minturn

Minturn $1,103,100Mountain View $596,800

Work from home+21.9 pts

More people work from home in Mountain View

Mountain View 29.3%Minturn 7.4%

Typical home built37 yrs

Mountain View’s homes are older

Minturn 1975Mountain View 1938

Seasonal homes+16.1 pts

Minturn has more second homes

Minturn 16.1%Mountain View 0%

Property tax bill+30%

Tax bills are bigger in Minturn

Minturn $3,226Mountain View $2,481

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $3,130 more a month in Minturn

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.

Down paymentRate%

Mountain View$2,920/mo

Typical home $522K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $2,083/mo · Housing →

Minturn$6,050/mo

Typical home $1.1M (Census) · tax rate 0.29% · or rent about $2,104/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,130 a month, about $37,600 a year, between Minturn 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.

Life in each

Minturn gets 114 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 ViewMinturn

Snow a year76″189″

January low17°F 7°F

July high88°F 77°F

Growing season (days)151d 77d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th 96th

Outdoors & history

Mountain ViewMinturn

Conserved land—6%

Settled1879 1904

Archive photos—18

Community

Mountain ViewMinturn

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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

–Mountain ViewNot graded BMinturnBetter than 56% of districts in the state

Where they are

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mountain ViewCO MinturnCO

Mountain View ↔ Minturn72 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.

Only big differences vs Colorado average

Mountain ViewMinturn

People

Population 609Lowest 993Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.7%Highest CO: +14.8% +0.6%Lowest CO: +14.8%

Median age 35.2±1.9Lowest 7% below CO 38.2±6.2Highest about the CO average

Minturn 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%±7.6Lowest CO: 21% 24.1%±7.7Highest CO: 21%

Minturn and Mountain View 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% 14.3%±6.9Highest CO: 15.6%

Minturn 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% 60.7%Lowest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±3.4Lowest CO: 6.4% 3.1%±2.9Highest CO: 6.4%

Minturn 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 $111,944±$26kHighest 17% above CO

Minturn 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 $1,103,100±$98kHighest 105% above CO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,083±$683Lowest 18% above CO $2,104±$503Highest 19% above CO

Minturn and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,481Lowest 5% below CO $3,226Highest 24% above CO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.8%±28.5Lowest CO: 52.9% 64%±31.4Highest CO: 52.9%

Minturn and Mountain View 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% 10.3%Lowest CO: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.7%Lowest CO: 66.2% 69.1%Highest CO: 66.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 50 yrs older than CO 1975Highest 13 yrs older than CO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 27% below CO 14 minLowest 45% below CO

Work from home 29.3%±9.2Highest CO: 21% 7.4%±5.7Lowest CO: 21%

Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 6.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 12.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.89Highest 0.65Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Denver (38%)Vail (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MinturnFew work in Mountain View

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 6.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 162Highest 5.7Lowest

Schools

School district —Eagle County School District No. Re 50

High school in town —Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy (VSSA)

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.8

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.

Mountain View neighborsTown Square →

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Minturn neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Mountain View

Wheat Ridge32,070 people · $623K homes

Towns like Mountain View

Ridgway1,237 people · $710K homes

Marble309 people · $774K homes

Blue River1,410 people · $1.27M homes

Fraser1,405 people · $601K homes

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.