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Silverthorne vs Eagle

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+26.2 pts in Silverthorne) and property tax bill (+52% in Eagle).

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Silverthorne, COHomes around $830KColorado · 4,815 people
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Eagle, COHomes around $1.03MColorado · 7,442 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.

SilverthorneHomes around $830K
Housing$830K typical home56% above the CO typical home Outdoors#12 most trails in CO15 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 92%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Silverthorne →
EagleHomes around $1.03M
Housing$1.03M typical home94% above the CO typical home Outdoors#10 most trails in CO21 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Eagle →
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.

Work from home+26.2 pts
More people work from home in Silverthorne
Silverthorne 29.8%Eagle 3.6%
Property tax bill+52%
Tax bills are bigger in Eagle
Eagle $3,768Silverthorne $2,474
Seasonal homes+24.7 pts
Silverthorne has more second homes
Silverthorne 25.7%Eagle 1%
Work in town+9.1 pts
More of Eagle’s workers stay in town
Eagle 22.4%Silverthorne 13.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,270 more a month in Eagle

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.

Silverthorne$4,600/mo
Typical home $830K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.35% · or rent about $2,081/mo · Housing →
Eagle$5,870/mo
Typical home $1.03M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,820/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,270 a month, about $15,300 a year, between Eagle and Silverthorne.

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

Eagle places higher on 12 of 21 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
C+SilverthorneSafer than 39% of U.S. towns A−EagleSafer than 76% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+SilverthorneBetter than 71% of districts in the state BEagleBetter than 56% of districts in the state
Health
ASilverthorneHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns AEagleHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns
7Silverthorne
12Eagle

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 142 towns #139#75 Lowest property taxCost of living · 158 towns #68#119 SafestSafety · 83 towns #35#10 Highest graduation rateSchools · 142 towns #46#80 Lowest obesityHealth · 160 towns #72#36 Most new homesHousing · 92 towns #3#22 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #112#82 Shortest commuteGetting around · 160 towns #75#45

Left end = #1 in Colorado. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Silverthorne’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
SilverthorneEagle
Snow a year116″—
January low2°F—
July high75°F—
Growing season (days)41d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st88th
Outdoors & history
SilverthorneEagle
Trails15 mi21 mi
Conserved land2%3.5%
Archive photos2411
Famous people born here41
Community
SilverthorneEagle
Library hours a week52 hrs51 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SilverthorneCOEagleCO
Silverthorne ↔ Eagle39 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.

SilverthorneEagle
People
Population 4,815Lowest 7,442Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.2%Lowest CO: +14.8% +15.4%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 41.4±9.4Highest 10% above CO 40.8±7.7Lowest 8% above CO
Silverthorne and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.7%±7.6Lowest CO: 21% 25.7%±6.5Highest CO: 21%
Eagle and Silverthorne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±5.1Lowest CO: 15.6% 17.5%±6.2Highest CO: 15.6%
Eagle and Silverthorne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.2%Highest CO: 45.7% 53%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±5.9Highest CO: 6.4% 4.6%±3.6Lowest CO: 6.4%
Silverthorne and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,478±$36kHighest 31% above CO $110,398±$12kLowest 16% above CO
Silverthorne and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $700,800±$250kHighest 30% above CO $695,100±$60kLowest 29% above CO
Silverthorne and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,081±$428Highest 18% above CO $1,820±$381Lowest 3% above CO
Silverthorne and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,474Lowest 5% below CO $3,768Highest 45% above CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 83.1%±29.3Highest CO: 52.9% 70.1%±25.7Lowest CO: 52.9%
Silverthorne and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.1%Highest CO: 9.4% 6.8%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.9%Highest CO: 66.2% 73.3%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Lowest 10 yrs newer than CO 1999Highest 11 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 4% below CO 21 minLowest 17% below CO
Work from home 29.8%±14.3Highest CO: 21% 3.6%±3Lowest CO: 21%
Work in townworking residents 13.3%Lowest 22.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.08Lowest 1.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Denver (9%)Avon (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EagleFew work in Silverthorne
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 14.7 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.6 miLowest 3.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 63.5Highest 52.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #139 of 142 in CO#75 of 142 in CO
School district Summit School District No. Re 1Eagle County School District No. Re 50
High school in town None in townNone in town
Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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