Cost of living in Edwards, Colorado
Edwards, Colorado has about 10,785 people. Typical rent is $1,845 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $81,909 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #106 in Colorado on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,845 a month.
Edwards is a Census community, not a separate city government in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $81,909 a year.
- People
- 10,785
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,845
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $81,909
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $937,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,607
- Eagle County, CO
- Gas
- $4.327
- Colorado, week of October 12, 2026
Edwards, Colorado has about 10,785 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $937,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Eagle County is $2,607 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Edwards. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Colorado's prices sit at 103.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Colorado taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.9% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Edwards's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Colorado home paid 17.00¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Edwards's bill.
For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Colorado was $4.327 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,076.96 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Colorado shares this price.
Among 201 places we list in Colorado with a rent figure, 69 have higher typical rent than Edwards.
Nearby places
- Avon
Typical rent $2,192
Compare with Edwards - Eagle
Typical rent $1,820
Compare with Edwards - Vail
Typical rent $1,606
Compare with Edwards - Gypsum
Typical rent $2,183
Compare with Edwards - DotseroCompare with Edwards
- Frisco
Typical rent $1,954
Compare with Edwards - Basalt
Typical rent $2,257
- Silverthorne
Typical rent $2,081
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Colorado
Bigger places in Colorado
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.