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TOWN OF GYPSUM, COLORADOLocated in the heart of Colorado’s acclaimed resort region, near

the world-class mountain resorts of Vail and Beaver Creek, Gyp-

sum offers business and retail partners high quality infrastructure,

a robust water portfolio, and strong leadership that supports

business and recreational development opportunities that

benefit our residents and their families.

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LOCAL AIRPORTS

LOCATIONThe Town of Gypsum is located in Eagle County, along Colora-

do’s primary east-west transportation route (I-70) and is home to

Eagle County Regional Airport, Vail Valley Jet Center and some

of the most competitively priced commercial and residential

property available in the Vail Valley. The community operates as

a major commercial and transportation hub serving the needs of

the entire resort region.

• Vail Mountain• Beaver Creek

• Steamboat Ski Resort• Sunlight Mountain Resort

• Breckenridge Ski Resort• Copper Mountain• Aspen Snowmass • Buttermilk Ski Area

• Aspen Highlands Ski Resort• Aspen Mountain Ski Resort

REGIONAL TRAVEL TIMES 59-MINUTE MEDIAN DRIVE-TIME TO TEN LOCAL SKI RESORTS

MAP OF GYPSUM

Cooley Mesa Rd.

Eagle County Regional Airport Vail Valley

Jet Center

Spring C

reek Rd.

Buckhorn

Valley Blvd.

Vail & Beaver Creek Mountains - 35 min.

WATER

• Healthy and diverse water portfolio

• Community water system supplies drinking water to 2,791

connections

• Average daily demand of 1.23 MGD with an average peak

of 1.43 MGD

• Two water treatment facilities with a total capacity to treat 2.97 MGD

• Total potable water storage capacity of 7.2 million gallons

• Non-potable water storage of 947 Acre/Ft (308.6 million

gallons) in LEDE Reservoir

• Wastewater capacity of 0.96 MGD

TRANSPORTATION

• Served by I-70, State Highway 6 and the Union Pacific rail line

• ECO Transit bus system provides service within Eagle County to: Vail • Red Cliff • Minturn • EagleVail Avon, Edwards and Eagle • Leadville in Lake County

AIRPORTS• Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is located on Cooley

Mesa Road, 1 mile south of I-70 and includes a 9,000 foot

concrete main runway, open year-round for business and personal use.

• Vail Valley Jet Center offers FBO services including ramp parking, quick turn, line service, interior and exterior

detailing service, lavatory and water service, GPU equipment, maintenance, hanger space, AV Fuel branded

fuel,100LL Self-service fueling facility, Type 1 and 4 heated glycol and charter aircraft. There are over 4,000 FBO’s

in the US, and VVJC has been ranked in the top 30 for the past 13 years in the Pro Pilot PRASE survey.

• Denver International Airport (DEN) is located 2 hours and 30 minutes away via I-70.

ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS• Holy Cross Energy provides electric services to Gypsum with a major substation located along Cooley Mesa Road.

• Black Hills Energy provides natural gas service to Gypsum.

QUICK FACTS2017 Population 7,059Median Age 35Housing Units 2,548Median Household Income $88,700Planning Area Square Miles 10.85Incorporated Square Miles 8.84Acres of Parks 932017 Budget $12,648,9012025 Population Estimate 8,842

SERVICES Water • Sewer • Street • Trash • Parks

Storm Drainage • Gypsum Creek Golf Course

Gypsum Shooting Sports Park

Gypsum Recreation Center

General Operating Funds 5.094

Total 5.094

MILL LEVIES

INFRASTRUCTURE

I-70 Traffic Circle - Gypsum 8,600Valley Road and Highway 6 - Gypsum 9,800I-70 at Gypsum 20,000I-70 at Eagle 26,000Chambers & Eby Creek Rd. - Eagle 18,000

*AADT = Average Annual Daily Traffic

Disclaimer: Traffic data is provided as a service and is sourced from CDOT’s Online Transportation Information Center (OTIS). Town of Gypsum makes no warranty, express or implied about the validity of this information and encourages interested parties to independently verify this and other infor-mation provided in this Community Profile.

INTERSECTION AADT

GYPSUM & EAGLE TRAFFIC COUNTS

SALES TAXTAX DISTRICT GYPSUM EAGLE AVON MINTURN VAIL

GLENWOOD SPRINGS

(GARFIELD COUNTY)

State of Colorado 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9%

County 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.0%

Municipal Sales Tax 3.0% 4.5% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 3.7%

RTA (Rural Transit Authority, Garfield County Only) 1.0%

Total 7.4% 8.9% 8.4% 8.4% 8.4% 8.6%

No Lodging/Occupational tax.Colorado Individual Income Tax and Corporate Income Tax is a flat rate of 4.63%

TAXES & TRAFFIC EDUCATION

Gypsum is served by Eagle County SchoolDistrict. For more information regardingEagle County Schools visit EagleSchools.net.

SCHOOLS SERVING GYPSUM - 5Elementary Schools, K-5 2Middle Schools, 6-8 1High Schools 1Charter Schools 1

HIGHER EDUCATIONEagle County is home to Colorado Mountain

College, offering a variety of career training

and continuing education opportunities as

well as Associate and Bachelor degree pro-

grams. Eagle County is also home to the Vail

Centre, offering a variety of University Cer-

tificate programs from institutions including

Cornell, Duke, Dartmouth and Yale School of

Management.

Gypsum is located within 2.5 hours of 4 four-

year state-supported universities, 3 four-year

private universities, 8 two-year colleges and

several world-class research institutions.

EAGLE COUNTY

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEAGLE

50.9%

93%

Bachelor Degree or Higher

High School Graduate or Higher

GYPSUM

28.5%

79%

46.7%

89.1%

Source: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

The total civilian labor force (not seasonally adjusted) for Colorado in April, 2017 was 2,944,747 of which 2,880,785 were employed and 63,962 were unemployed. The unemployment rate was 2.2% percent.

Source: LAUS Unit, LAUS system output file, CO Dept. of Labor & Employment May, 2017. Colorado is a Modified Right-to-Work State

LABOR FORCE

EAGLE COUNTY EMPLOYMENTLabor Force 33,871

Unemployed 570 (1.7%)Employed 33,301 (98.3%)

STATE OF COLORADO EMPLOYMENT

Labor Force 2,944,747

Unemployed 63,962 (2.2%)Employed 2,880,785 (97.8%)

EMPLOYER NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

MAJOR EAGLE COUNTY EMPLOYERS

Vail Resorts >1500Eagle County Schools 500-1000Vail Valley Medical Center 500-1000Eagle County Government 400-500Hotel Talisa 400-500Ritz-Carlton Hotel 300-400Park Hyatt, Beaver Creek 200-300Walmart 200-300Sonnenalp Resort and Spa 200-300Town of Vail 200-300

Data: QCEW, 2014

EMPLOYER NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

TOP GYPSUM EMPLOYERS

Eagle County Schools 215Costco Wholesale 162American Gypsum 93Colorado Mountain News Media 70Town of Gypsum 45

Unemployed, 1.7%

Employed, 98.3%

EAGLE COUNTY

Unemployed, 2.2%

Employed, 97.8%

COLORADO

HOUSING & INCOME

Source: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

HOUSING TYPE AVERAGE PRICE PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT

GYPSUM HOUSING STATISTICS

Average Single Family $403,235 $216Average Multi-Family $205,396 $184

Source: Land Title Eagle County Market Analysis, May 2017

EAGLE COUNTY RENTAL STATISTICS

Average Studio Rental $802Average 1 Bedroom/1 Ba. Rental $1,087Average 2 Bedroom/1 Ba. Rental $1,314Average 3 Bedroom/2 Ba. Rental $1,541

Source: PSP Eagle County Market Summary June 2017

EAGLE COUNTY

INCOME

EAGLE

$78,000

$35,000

Median Household Income

Per Capita Income

GYPSUM

$88,700

$36,200

$72,200

$38,200

GYPSUM HOUSEHOLD & POPULATION ESTIMATES

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

# of dwelling units8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

Source: As of June 1, 2017., Based on Colorado State Demography

Office Projections

population

7,

832

1,39

0

1,78

7

2,21

2

2,34

8

2,40

7

4,15

1 4,95

6 6,4

75

6,9

27

Source: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Under $50k, 20%

$50k to $100K,

37%

Over $100K,

43%

GYPSUM MEDIANHOUSEHOLD INCOME

DENVER COLORADO US

$53,600

$35,200

$60,600

$32,200

$53,900

$28,900

SERVICES

SAFETYGypsum’s police services are contracted through the Eagle County

Sheriff’s Department and the community is served by the Gypsum Fire

Protection District.

PARKS & RECREATIONNeighborhood parks 7Community Park 13Sports Complex 1*Miles of Paved Paths 21.5Total Park Acreage 93Ponds 2Golf Course Gypsum Creek Golf CourseShooting Range Gypsum Shooting Sports ParkRecreation Center Gypsum Recreation Center

*GRC Sports Complex has one baseball field and up to 12 fields of various sizes.

MEDICAL FACILITIESGypsum Urgent Care - Local

Eagle Healthcare Center - 6 mi.

Centura Health Emergency

& Urgent Care - 28 mi.

Vail Health - 37 mi.

Valley View Hospital - 26 mi.

Shaw Regional Cancer Center - 24 mi.

Town of GypsumEconomic DevelopmentTownOfGypsum.com

Gypsum Chamber of Commerce GypsumChamber.com

Eagle Valley Library District Evld.org

8150 High Altitude Entreprenuers8150.co

SimpatiCoworkingSimpatiCoWorking.com

Vail Valley PartnershipVailValleyMeansBusiness.com

State of ColoradoChooseColorado.com

BUSINESS RESOURCES

Jeremy Rietmann Economic Development DirectorO: 970.524.1730

C: 970.343.9887

Jeremy@TownOfGypsum.com

50 Ludgren Blvd.

PO Box 130

Gypsum, CO

81637

CONTACT INFORMATION

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