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Retire To Vail, CO
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Vail, Colorado is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Vail, Colorado
Vail Village, Colorado
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Vail, Colorado


Vail Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Eagle County blank blank 52,197
Vail 3,659 4,531 5,305



Vail
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$963,10015.6%
Mar $870,000 . .
Feb $718,000 . .
Jan $1,155,000 . .
2011 .$832,934-16.2%
2010 .$994,527-9.2%
2009 .$1,095,500-18.4%
2008 . $1,343,111 36.5%
2007 . $983,834 16.0%
2006 . $848,399 2.4%
2005 . $828,835 na



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Vail GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $963,100 $276,000
Nearest Big City Denver na
Home Sales Price in Denver $231,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 417% of Denver home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Vail GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $963,100 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,829 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 35.4 times the annual rent 14.7



Vail
Cost of Living (2012)
288% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Vail Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 7.4% -- 15* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 106 days 21* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Vail Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 7
2009 5
2008 4
2007 44
2006 42
2005 60



Vail Interactive Maps


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