What it's like to live in Evans
Evans is a small city in Colorado with schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Evans deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, college degree attainment below the national average, cold winters, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.
The good
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
- Cold winters
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Evans compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Evans
Based on Evans's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,164
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $63,280 a year
- 49% of Evans renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$70,200
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $35,100
- Homes cost 4.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 12% above US
$1,582/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,582 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $351,000. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $351,000 · 49% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.3% county unemployment
Unemployment in Weld County is 4.3%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Weld County (county-wide)
Safety▼ 12% below US
290 violent crimes per 100k
Crime runs about typical for a city this size. Some neighborhoods are safer than others, and one overall rate doesn't tell the whole story, so a neighborhood-level look matters more than the headline stat.
Property crime 1619/100k · Evans Police Department · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
26 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 9% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 89°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 18°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 41% below US
21% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 21%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
6 public schools inside the boundary
There are 6 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Rocky Mountain National Park (50 miles away).
Bottom line
Nothing in Evans's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,582/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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