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Wiley vs Eckley

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.9× in Wiley) and trails (3× in Wiley).

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Wiley, COHomes around $199KColorado · 422 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.

WileyHomes around $199K
Housing$199K typical home63% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 82%of CO districts All about Wiley →
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 worker7.9×
Wiley is more of a job hub
Wiley 1.11Eckley 0.14
Trails3×
Wiley has more miles of trail
Wiley 0.6 miEckley 0.2 mi
Typical home built33 yrs
Eckley’s homes are older
Wiley 1971Eckley 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 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.

Wiley$1,120/mo
Typical home $199K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →
Eckley$1,680/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $935/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Eckley and Wiley.

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
A−WileyBetter than 82% 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
WileyEckley
Snow a year30″23″
January low14°F17°F
July high93°F92°F
Growing season (days)163d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd46th
Outdoors & history
WileyEckley
National Register places11
Archive photos24
Famous people born here1—
Community
WileyEckley
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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WileyCOEckleyCO
Wiley ↔ Eckley136 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.

WileyEckley
People
Population 422Highest 332Lowest
Median age 38.3±10.3Highest about the CO average 32.7±3.3Lowest 13% below CO
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.4%±7.6Highest CO: 21% 26.8%±10.7Lowest CO: 21%
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.5%±4.7Highest CO: 15.6% 13.3%±11.2Lowest CO: 15.6%
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.9%Highest CO: 45.7% 27.7%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±3Highest CO: 6.4% 0.9%±4.7Lowest CO: 6.4%
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,114±$8kLowest 37% below CO $60,125±$18kHighest 37% below CO
Eckley and Wiley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $140,300±$18kHighest 74% below CO $118,400±$30kLowest 78% below CO
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$320Highest 46% below CO $935±$236Lowest 47% below CO
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $668 74% below CO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20.5%±12.1Lowest CO: 52.9% 51.4%±32.2Highest CO: 52.9%
Eckley and Wiley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.7%Lowest CO: 9.4% 17.3%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Lowest CO: 66.2% 75.2%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 17 yrs older than CO 1938Lowest 50 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 32% below CO 19 minHighest 23% below CO
Work from home 6.6%±3.4Highest CO: 21% 3.6%±5.7Lowest CO: 21%
Wiley and Eckley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.5%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.11Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lamar (38%)Yuma (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EckleyFew work in Wiley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 127Highest 121Lowest
Schools
School district Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt—
High school in town Wiley Junior-Senior High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.1 —
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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