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Vail, Colorado is one of the great places in the U.S. for that retirement or second home. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, weather and other demographics.


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Vail, Colorado
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Vail, Colorado


Population
. 1990 2000 2007
Eagle County blank 41,659 blank
Vail 3,659 4,531 4,750



Vail
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2010 .$1,137,1153.8%
May $802,000 . .
Apr $2,283,000 . .
Mar $1,003,000 . .
Feb $1,104,000 . .
Jan $1,327,000 . .
2009 .$1,095,500-18.4%
2008 .$1,343,11136.5%
2007 . $983,834 16.0%
2006 . $848,399 2.4%
2005 . $828,835 na
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Cost of Living (2010)
325% GPTR 99 City Average
127%



Home Sales Price Comparison
(2010)
. . GPTR 99 City Avg
Near Large City Denver na
Home Sales Price in Denver $225,000 $213,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 505% of Denver home prices 155%



Vail
Distance to Nearest Large City
(pop. > 200,000)
97 miles  to Denver GPTR 99 City Average
97 miles



Air Quality
Summit County
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days
2008 295 6 0 0
2007 317 9 0 0
2006 298 9 0 0
2005 248 19 1 0




Vail
Water Quality
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2006 na na na
2004 99 0 1
2002 95 0 5




Taxes
(2009-2010)
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 7.2% -- 13* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 100 days 17* -- 99 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Vail
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
Rocky Mountain National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park plus 2 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
84 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 1 11



Crime Report
(crimes per 10,000 population)
. Total Crimes Violent Crimes Property Crimes
2008 788 19 769
2007 627 19 608
2006 853 28 825
2005 884 32 852




Vail
Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 2 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 14 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 58 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 75 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 20 in 35 in



Elevation
8,270 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,660 feet



Vail
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Lower Moderate
Earthquake .5% .6%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 0 0
Flood No Risk Very High
Tornado Very Low Low
Volcano No Risk No Risk
Wildfire High Low



Demographics
(2006)
. . 99 City Avg
White 94.1% 83.3%
Black 0.3% 6.9%
Native American 0.5% 0.8%
Asian 1.7% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other 1.4% 3.3%
Multiple Races 1.9% 2.4%
Hispanic (of any race) 6.2% 8.7%



Vail
Median Age (2006)
32 years GPTR 99 City Average
36 years



Family Income & Housing
(2006)
. . 99 City Average
Total Housing Units 5,389 26,131
Occupied Housing Units 40% 86%
Vacant Housing Units (seasonal or recreational use) 60% 14%
Home Ownership Rate na 54%
Median Family Income $66,389 $55,423
Average Family Size 2.60 2.91



Vail
Medical Care
(2009)
Hospital/Medical Center City Distance from City Accredited - Dept. of HHS, AOA or JCAHO GPTR 99 City
Average
Vail Valley Medical Center Vail In the city Yes 4 accredited hospitals within 10 miles of city



Population Density
(2007)
. . 99 City Avg
Land Area (sq mi) 4 31
People Per Square Mile 1,188 2,035



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




Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 10,646 5,926
HDD 10,646 4,677
CDD 0 1,249



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Vail Area)
Vail Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)



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