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Place dossier plate
SheetCO-EVANS-CO · Evans, CO 22,265 pop · income 54th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Evans
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Evans on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Clifton · lowest
54,301
Clifton · lowest
54,301 median HH income
36.4% of the leader · rank #1
Daisy · near
72,917
Daisy · near
72,917 median HH income
48.9% of the leader · rank #2
Pearisburg · near
72,924
Pearisburg · near
72,924 median HH income
48.9% of the leader · rank #3
Easthampton · near
72,925
Easthampton · near
72,925 median HH income
48.9% of the leader · rank #4
Evans · this city
72,926
Evans · this city
72,926 median HH income
48.9% of the leader · rank #5
Chums Corner · near
72,933
Chums Corner · near
72,933 median HH income
48.9% of the leader · rank #6
Louisville · highest
149,159
Louisville · highest
149,159 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Evans on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 22,265.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Evans - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Evans lands in the 54th percentile for household income and the 34th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
54th
percentile, household income
69th
percentile, home value
68th
percentile, median rent
34th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Evans, CO
Evans is a small city in Colorado, home to 22,265 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Evans households earn a median of $72,926 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.1%. Home values in Evans run a median of $326,300, and the median resident age is 29.5 years. About 20.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 67.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 21 residential building permits were authorized in Evans (Construction Slowdown), down 88% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1924.7 incidents per 100,000 residents, near the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Colorado carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,429 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $202 across Colorado, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in Evans report an average commute of 24.6 minutes, with 79.8% driving alone and 8.4% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 40.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Evans's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to schools and households to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to population change to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Evans, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, local building permits, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Evans?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 9.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 20.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.8%. The reported mean trip to work is 24.6 minutes.
Which cities make useful reference points for Evans?
Within Colorado, the closest population matches are Four Square Mile (21,788 residents, $73,318 income); Louisville (20,788 residents, $149,159 income); Montrose (20,703 residents, $63,177 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Rancho San Diego, CA (22,264 residents); Sapulpa, OK (22,268 residents); Perry, GA (22,243 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Evans growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +207 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +0.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 21 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+0.9%
2025 estimate
22,500
2020 estimate
22,293
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Evans?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1924.7 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 16% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
1553.2
Violent rate
371.5
Total reported rate
1924.7
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above median income · poverty 9.1% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.1 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Colorado average
F
City profile score · Evans, CO
37/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income C-
$72,926
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
9.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
20.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living F
103.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime F
372 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Evans profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 52/100 (C-) · $72,926
Poverty rate: 43/100 (D) · 9.1%
Bachelor's+ share: 35/100 (F) · 20.2%
Cost of living: 26/100 (F) · 103.1 index
Violent crime: 24/100 (F) · 372 /100k
Where Evans sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Evans's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Evans highlighted among 27 peers.Read the chart values
Evans, CO (this city): home $326,300, crime 1,925/100k
Sapulpa, OK : home $158,300, crime 1,578/100k
Perry, GA : home $209,300, crime 1,896/100k
Middleton, WI : home $457,400, crime 998/100k
Louisville, CO : home $835,000, crime 1,917/100k
Montrose, CO : home $359,000, crime 2,451/100k
Golden, CO : home $790,500, crime 2,511/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Evans compare to other US cities?
Where Evans sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income54% higher than other cities
Home value69% pricier than other cities
Median rent68% pricier than other cities
Safety34% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Colorado and the picture shifts: Evans ranks #66 of 116 Colorado cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Evans against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Colorado only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Colorado-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Evans near the bottom of Colorado's cities
Among the 408 Colorado cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Evans ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Evans only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#221 of 379
42nd percentile in Colorado
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 408
0th percentile in Colorado
Median Home Value
#238 of 388
39th percentile in Colorado
Poverty Rate
#123 of 408
70th percentile in Colorado
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#298 of 408
27th percentile in Colorado
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Colorado only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
54th percentile nationally for median household income · 34th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Evans's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Evans's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Evans's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$326,30031st percentilemore affordable than 31% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Evans's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,922 of 15,516
More affordable than 23% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,329 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.5×, Evans sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,922 of 15,516 and #2,329 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$72,926Evans, CO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Evans, CO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Evans, CO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)67.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
22,265
Median Income
$72,926
Median Home Value
$326,300
Median Age
29.5
Poverty Rate
9.1%
Labor force participation
67.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
20.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1924.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
371.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1553.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Evans's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
22,293 residents
2021
22,349 residents
2022
22,631 residents
2023
22,408 residents
2024
22,504 residents
2025
22,500 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
21
housing units authorized
Single-Family
21
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
175
100
75
$28.9M
2020
119
92
27
$21.7M
2021
113
75
38
$20.2M
2022
15
15
0
$4.0M
2023
19
19
0
$5.4M
2024
21
21
0
$5.9M
Permit volume decreased 88% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
24.6 minutes
Drive Alone
79.8%
Carpool
9.2%
Public Transit
1.0%
Walk
0.4%
Work from Home
8.4%
Other
1.2%
Based on 11,058 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Colorado statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $202
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Colorado at $202 (electricity about $90 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Colorado statewide averages, not a meter reading for Evans. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Colorado's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.1 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Evans is $1,429/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Colorado statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 40.7 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Colorado statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Evans sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Evans compares to similar-size Colorado cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.