Vail, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Vail is a Census town of 4,613 people across 4.71 square miles of land, in Eagle County. Median household income is $98,893, 61.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Vail
What Vail is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.71 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land980
- County holding the largest share of its areaEagle County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vail
How many people live in Vail
- Population4,613
- Median age49.8
- Population under 18371 plus or minus 133
- Share under 188.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Population 65 and over996
- Share 65 and over21.6 percent
- Households2,483
- Family households1,148
- Share of households that are families46.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vail
Income and work in Vail
- Median household income$98,893
- Per capita income$103,430
- Civilian labor force2,878
- Employed2,665
- Unemployed213 plus or minus 114
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over4,051
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher69.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree28.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vail
Housing in Vail
- Housing units6,787
- Occupied units2,483
- Vacant units4,304
- Vacancy rate63.4 percent
- Owner occupied1,525
- Renter occupied958
- Ownership rate61.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,400,700 plus or minus $425,018
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,606
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units2,460
- Share single family36.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,311
- Share in buildings of two or more63.5 percent
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vail
How Vail gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,203
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,195
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more410 plus or minus 139
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Drove alone57.8 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport11.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Walked7.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home14.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vail
SBA loans in Vail (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$8,261,100
- Average approval$826,110
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$3,840,000
- Jobs supported55
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vail, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Vail
SBA loans in Vail (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,325,000
- Average approval$662,500
- Median approval$662,500
- Largest approval$884,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vail, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Vail
Flood risk in Vail
- NFIP communityTown of Vail
- NFIP community number080054
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date12/04/07
The Town of Vail participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080054 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Eagle County, not Vail
Eagle County context, not Vail figures
- Establishments in Eagle County3,664
- Covered employment, Eagle County35,441
- Average annual pay, Eagle County$65,248
- Housing units permitted, Eagle County416
Every figure in this section is published for Eagle County as a whole and is not a measurement of Vail.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Vail questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Vail, Colorado?
4,613, in 2,483 households. Vail town covers 4.71 square miles of land, which is 980 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Vail in?
Eagle County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Vail?
$98,893. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,400,700. Median gross rent is $1,606 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Vail businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $8.3 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vail, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Vail borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Vail. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Vail in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Vail appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Vail, town of, community 080054, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Vail figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Eagle County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Vail.
Is zoning published for Vail?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.