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Otis vs Eckley

25 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.1× in Otis) and home values (+42% in Otis).

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Otis, COHomes around $249KColorado · 521 people
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Eckley, COHomes around $249KColorado · 332 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.

OtisHomes around $249K
Housing$249K typical home53% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 23%of CO districts All about Otis →
EckleyHomes around $249K
Housing$249K typical home53% below the CO typical home All about Eckley →
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 worker4.1×
Otis is more of a job hub
Otis 0.58Eckley 0.14
Home values+42%
Homes cost more in Otis
Otis $167,900Eckley $118,400
Average commute6 min
Eckley has the shorter commute
Otis 25 minEckley 19 min
Typical home built13 yrs
Eckley’s homes are older
Otis 1951Eckley 1938
Street grid+42%
Otis has the more walkable street grid
Otis 171Eckley 121
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 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.

Otis$1,380/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.35% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →
Eckley$1,680/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $935/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Eckley and Otis.

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
C−OtisBetter than 23% of districts in the state –EckleyNot graded
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
OtisEckley
Snow a year28″23″
January low—17°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd46th
Outdoors & history
OtisEckley
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land1.7%—
National Register places—1
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here2—
Community
OtisEckley
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

25 miles apart

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

OtisEckleyOtisEckley
Otis ↔ Eckley25 miles apart
Who commutes between them
2 Eckley residents work in Otis (2.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Eckley →
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.

OtisEckley
People
Population 521Highest 332Lowest
Median age 33.4±1.4Highest 11% below CO 32.7±3.3Lowest 13% below CO
Otis and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.6%±4.4Highest CO: 21% 26.8%±10.7Lowest CO: 21%
Otis and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.5%±4.8Highest CO: 15.6% 13.3%±11.2Lowest CO: 15.6%
Otis and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.8%Lowest CO: 45.7% 27.7%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±2.7Highest CO: 6.4% 0.9%±4.7Lowest CO: 6.4%
Otis and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,962±$7kLowest 41% below CO $60,125±$18kHighest 37% below CO
Eckley and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $167,900±$17kHighest 69% below CO $118,400±$30kLowest 78% below CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $822±$115Lowest 53% below CO $935±$236Highest 47% below CO
Eckley and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $582 78% below CO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.8%±57.9Lowest CO: 52.9% 51.4%±32.2Highest CO: 52.9%
Eckley and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.2%Lowest CO: 9.4% 17.3%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.8%Highest CO: 66.2% 75.2%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Highest 37 yrs older than CO 1938Lowest 50 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest about the CO average 19 minLowest 23% below CO
Work from home 2.9%±2.4Lowest CO: 21% 3.6%±5.7Highest CO: 21%
Eckley and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yuma (8%)Yuma (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eckley3% work in Otis
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 171Highest 121Lowest
Schools
School district Otis School District No. R-3—
High school in town Otis Junior-Senior High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 12.9 —
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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