Vilas, Colorado

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2018 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Down 2.9% since 2020.

99

people, the 256th-largest of Colorado's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Colorado's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
Rent

Median rent is down 10% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$464

a month. Colorado's median is $1,761.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $25.

A $25 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Baca County.
- $581 Tract 9646
- $606 Tract 9647
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$609–$914

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $464 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2018 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 81% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

0

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2018 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 88% less than Colorado's.

$65,000

median home value in Vilas.
- $65,000 Vilas
- $539,400 Colorado
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Vilas, Colorado

Vilas,
Colorado.

Down 2.9% since 2020.

Median rent is down 10% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $25.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

A median home costs 88% less than Colorado's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Down 2.9% since 2020.

Median rent is down 10% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $25.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

A median home costs 88% less than Colorado's.

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