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Wiley vs Granada

23 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Wiley) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Wiley).

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Wiley, COHomes around $199KColorado · 422 people

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Granada, COA history townColorado · 447 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.

WileyHomes around $199K

Housing$199K typical home63% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 82%of CO districts All about Wiley →

GranadaA history town

History11 archive photos & papers2 places on the National Register All about Granada →

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.

Property tax bill2×

Tax bills are bigger in Wiley

Wiley $668Granada $330

Jobs per worker2.7×

Wiley is more of a job hub

Wiley 1.11Granada 0.41

Bachelor’s degree++11.5 pts

More adults in Wiley have a degree

Wiley 31.9%Granada 20.4%

Street grid+46%

Wiley has the more walkable street grid

Wiley 127Granada 87.1

Granada has more miles of trail

Granada 0.9 miWiley 0.6 mi

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Wiley

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%

Wiley$1,120/mo

Typical home $199K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

Granada$630/mo

Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 0.29% · or rent about $754/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Wiley and Granada.

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 BGranadaBetter than 60% of districts in the state

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

WileyGranada

Snow a year30″22″

January low14°F 15°F

July high93°F 93°F

Growing season (days)163d 163d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd 74th

Outdoors & history

WileyGranada

National Register places1 2

Archive photos2 11

Famous people born here1 2

Community

WileyGranada

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.

Where they are

23 miles apart

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

WileyGranada

Wiley ↔ Granada23 miles apart

Who commutes between them

5 Granada residents work in Wiley (2.9% of its workers)

Work & commute in Granada →

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

WileyGranada

People

Population 422Lowest 447Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -13.9% CO: +14.8%

Median age 38.3±10.3Lowest about the CO average 41.1±17.8Highest 9% above CO

Granada and Wiley 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% 28.2%±5.4Lowest CO: 21%

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

Age 65+ 13.5%±4.7Lowest CO: 15.6% 21.3%±9.5Highest CO: 15.6%

Granada and Wiley 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% 20.4%Lowest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±3Highest CO: 6.4% 3.4%±5.3Lowest CO: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,114±$8kHighest 37% below CO $49,250±$32kLowest 48% below CO

Wiley and Granada 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 $115,300±$66kLowest 79% below CO

Wiley and Granada 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 $754±$146Lowest 57% below CO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $668Highest 74% below CO $330Lowest 87% below CO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20.5%±12.1Lowest CO: 52.9% 51.9%±26Highest CO: 52.9%

Granada 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% 14.5%Highest CO: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Highest CO: 66.2% 67.8%Lowest CO: 66.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 17 yrs older than CO 1982Highest 6 yrs older than CO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minHighest 32% below CO 14 minLowest 46% below CO

Work from home 6.6%±3.4Lowest CO: 21% 21.8%±29.8Highest CO: 21%

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

Work in townworking residents 7.5%Highest 2.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.11Highest 0.41Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Lamar (38%)Lamar (38%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Granada3% work in Wiley

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 1.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 127Highest 87.1Lowest

Schools

School district Wiley School District No. Re-13 JtGranada School District No. Re-1

High school in town Wiley Junior-Senior High SchoolGranada Undivided High School

Students per teacherat that high school 11.1Highest 9.2Lowest

Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Wiley neighborsTown Square →

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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.