Fact text

  • Erie once had eleven saloons on a single street, making it one of the only 'wet' towns in a mostly dry region.
  • Erie was named after Erie, Pennsylvania, thanks to an early settler who was apparently feeling a little homesick.
  • Coal miners in Erie actually owned their homes instead of living in temporary camps, making it the greatest coal mining town in Colorado.
  • Erie's first church held services entirely in Welsh, giving the frontier town a surprisingly musical soundtrack.
Your
Erie
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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27157
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Total Population
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$
124480
Median Income
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$
514000
Median Home
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10
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Erie
ranks for retirees?
45
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
0
Affordability
41
Healthcare
82
Climate
68

Results

Erie

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
0

Colorado exempts most middle-income retirees from Social Security taxes, applying them only above certain income thresholds, a meaningful benefit given Erie's above-average household earnings.

State sales tax here runs about

3

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
0
3
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
41

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
41
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
82

The area has

2

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

4

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
68

A

climate — summers peak near

°F, winters dip to about

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively Moderate

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Moderate

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