Best PlacesEagle County, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Eagle County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Eagle County ranks 717th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eagle County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
The best areas in Eagle County
The parts of Eagle County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Edwards & Eagle
It is quieter, crime runs lower, and more adults hold degrees.
Avon & Vail
Fewer households have young kids and more homes sit empty.
Basalt & Carbondale
Local pay stretches less far and commutes are longer.
Gypsum
Tree cover is thinner and health care is harder to reach.
Scores across Eagle County run from about the 18th to the 93rd percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Eagle County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eagle County ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of counties
- Household income$117,405 median, better than 97% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of counties
Where Eagle County ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,489 a month, better than only 3% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Eagle County
A household needs to earn about $235,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eagle County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $117,405, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Eagle County's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eagle County
Eagle County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eagle County.
Who works in Eagle County, and how
Work in Eagle County centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Eagle County
Eagle County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of counties and more parkland per resident than 68% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Eagle County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Eagle County growing, and who is moving in?
Eagle County has grown about 2% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Denver, CO.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Eagle County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Eagle County, month by month
Eagle County sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 21° | 11° |
| April | 61° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 88° | 70° | 52° |
| October | 64° | 45° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Eagle County
The nearest airport, Eagle County Regional, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eagle County
Schools across Eagle County average a C−, better than 20% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Eagle County Charter AcademyB+ · 52% proficient
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Red Sandstone Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Basalt Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Berry Creek Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Vail Ski And Snowboard Academy (vssa)B · 47% proficient
- World Academy High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Basalt High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eagle County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eagle County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Eagle County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Eagle County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of counties and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Eagle County
Is Eagle County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eagle County ranks 717th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on an overheated housing market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eagle County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $952,689. The overall cost of living runs about 25% above the national average. Set against a $117,405 median income, cost of living beats 84% of counties.
Is Eagle County safe?
Eagle County is safer than 14% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $743 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Eagle County?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 11. That works out to about 126 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Eagle County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Edwards & Eagle, Avon & Vail, and Basalt & Carbondale. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Eagle County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eagle County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eagle County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Eagle County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eagle County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eagle County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eagle County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eagle County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eagle County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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