U.S. ZIP Code · CO81601
Garfield County
Appreciation
- 1-year
- +4.3%
- 5-year / yr
- +8.3%
- 10-year / yr
- +7.8%
Relative price
- vs U.S.
- +206.3%
- vs metro
- —
- vs state
- +73.4%
Price history
Zillow Home Value Index — monthly, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
The typical home in 81601 is worth $870,193. Over the past year, values have risen 4.3%. Homes here rent for a typical $2,542 a month — a 3.5% gross rental yield. The effective property tax rate is 0.4%.
#Rent & investment
Typical asking rent, and the returns it implies at the current home value.
#Property tax
Effective rate — total real estate taxes paid relative to total home value.
#Climate risk
FEMA National Risk Index ratings for Garfield County. "Not Applicable" means the hazard does not threaten the county.
- Overall risk
- Relatively Low[4]
- Riverine flood
- Relatively Moderate
- Coastal flood
- Not Applicable
- Wildfire
- Relatively Moderate
- Drought
- Relatively Low
- Heat wave
- Very Low
- Hurricane
- Not Applicable
- Tornado
- Very Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Winter weather
- Very Low
#Who lives here
#Migration
Household moves in and out of Garfield County over a year, from IRS tax-return data.
- Net migration
- +110[5]
- Moved in
- 2,010
- Moved out
- 1,900
Schools
Open public schools in this ZIP, from the NCES Common Core of Data.
- Public schools
- 6
- Elementary
- 2
- Middle
- 1
- High
- 2
Glenwood Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
1,036 students
Riverview School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
395 students
Two Rivers Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
385 students
Glenwood Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
378 students
Yampah Mountain School
High · Grades 9–12 · Colorado River BOCES
165 students
Run the numbers
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Renting is meaningfully cheaper month-to-month.
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#Metro ranking
Where this ZIP sits among others in its metro area.
Frequently asked
- How much is a home worth in ZIP code 81601?
- The typical home in 81601 is worth $870,193, based on the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Are home values rising in 81601?
- Home values in 81601 are up 4.3% over the past year, and up 8.3% a year over five years.
- What is the typical rent in 81601?
- A typical home in 81601 rents for about $2,542 a month, a gross rental yield of 3.5%.
- What is the property tax rate in 81601?
- The effective property tax rate in 81601 is 0.4% — roughly $3,260 a year on a typical home.
- Who lives in 81601?
- ZIP code 81601 has a population of 16,844 and a median household income of $109,129.
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