Evergreen, CO

Evergreen’s median household income was $148,665 in the 2019-2023 ACS, and median per capita income was $75,656 (Census QuickFacts^[1]). Colorado’s state income tax is a flat 4.4% and the state sales tax is 2.9%, before county and local add-ons (Colorado Dept. of Revenue^{[2?] (unconfirmed source)}) (Colorado Dept. of Revenue sales tax^{[3?] (unconfirmed source)}).

For housing, a 2024 data profile put Evergreen’s median property value at $829,400, which is above the retiree target for a comfortable, move-in-ready single-family home (Data USA^[4]). Jefferson County’s 2022 profile also shows a residential property assessment ratio of 7.15% and discusses local mill levies, but those are county-level tax mechanics rather than a city-specific rate (Metro Denver JEFFCO profile^[5]).

The nearest clearly identified full-service hospital to Evergreen is AdventHealth Porter in Denver, at 2525 South Downing Street, which describes itself as a full-service hospital with 24/7 emergency care (AdventHealth Porter^[6]). From Evergreen, that is typically a Denver-side drive rather than a local mountain-town hospital trip; for serious specialist care, residents generally head into the Denver medical corridor (AdventHealth Porter services^[7]).

For specialist availability, AdventHealth Porter says it offers world-renowned GI specialists and advanced endoscopic procedures, and it accepts Medicare Advantage plans among other major insurance lines (AdventHealth Porter digestive care^[8]) (AdventHealth Porter behavioral medicine^[9]). HRSA’s shortage-area tools confirm you should still check address-level primary care and behavioral-health access before relocating, because shortage designations are location-specific (HRSA HPSA tools^[10]).

Homes.com’s local guide lists Evergreen-area annual precipitation at 21 inches, average summer highs at 88°F, winter lows at 21°F, and annual snowfall at 65 inches (Homes.com Evergreen guide^[11]). NOAA’s climate-normals system confirms that official climate normals are station-based 30-year averages, so any exact Evergreen figure should be tied to a nearby observing station rather than the town name alone (NOAA Climate Normals^[12]).

For retiree comfort, that points to pleasant shoulder seasons and a summer window that is good for outdoor activity, with winter conditions that can be snowy and chilly, especially by Colorado foothills standards (Homes.com Evergreen guide^[11]).

The FBI Crime Data Explorer is the correct source for violent and property crime trends, but an Evergreen, CO agency table is not given here (FBI Crime Data Explorer^{[13?] (unconfirmed source)}). Because agency reporting to UCR/NIBRS is voluntary and incomplete after 2021, it would be unsafe to substitute a third-party crime score for Evergreen if the city’s own reporting is not confirmed.

Jefferson County is the proper fallback geography when city reporting is unavailable, but a county crime table is not given here. Crime statistics should be verified directly in the FBI portal for Evergreen or, if absent, Jefferson County before making a move decision (FBI Crime Data Explorer^{[13?] (unconfirmed source)}).

Evergreen’s median listing price is $1,035,000, and the median days on market is 64 days, both reported for Evergreen in Jefferson County on Realtor.com’s local market page for September 2026 (Realtor.com^[14]). Zillow’s Evergreen page shows a lower median list price of $938,483 with median days to pending of 50, suggesting a still-expensive but somewhat faster-moving market than the Realtor.com listing snapshot (Zillow^[15]). Evergreen also has an age-restricted 55+ option, Rocky Mountain Village Estates, described as an active adult community in Evergreen, CO 80439 (Homes.com^[16]).

Evergreen is in the Denver metro orbit, and the obvious commercial airport is Denver International Airport, the region’s major hub (BTS Denver airport data^{[17?] (unconfirmed source)}). For a retiree who values nonstops to Midwest and East Coast hubs, DEN is the key advantage, even though the drive from Evergreen is materially longer than a city-neighborhood airport trip.

Drive times for Evergreen to the nearest airport are not given here. The safe takeaway is that Evergreen trades mountain setting for an airport run that should be treated as a regional drive, not a quick local errand (BTS^{[17?] (unconfirmed source)}).

An exact number of public courses within 30 minutes of Evergreen is not given here. What is clear is that the market’s recreation story leans heavily outdoors, with mountain hiking, winter snow, and easy access to Front Range recreation rather than a dense in-town golf scene.

Golf-specific course-level details for Evergreen are not given here. Evergreen is better suited to Denver-side course day trips than to a club-heavy golf destination.

Evergreen’s 2020 Census population was 9,307, and Census QuickFacts shows 22.1% of residents were 65 or older (Census QuickFacts^[1]). The same source shows a median household income of $148,665 and mean travel time to work of 27.9 minutes, which fits a commuter-and-retiree blend rather than a purely isolated mountain town (Census QuickFacts^[1]).

A separate data profile places the median age at 45.6 and the 2024 population at 8,602, reinforcing the picture of a mature community rather than a young exurb (Data USA^[4]). Evergreen has mountain character and an established feel, and it is a scenic foothills community with small-town amenities rather than a pedestrian urban district (Census QuickFacts^[1]).

FEMA’s National Risk Index is the correct county-scale source for Jefferson County, not Evergreen city limits, but the Jefferson County score is not given in the snippet here (FEMA National Risk Index^{[18?] (unconfirmed source)}). The composite risk score is not given here.

Colorado public-health climate data show Jefferson County has wildfire and extreme-precipitation exposure patterns, and Evergreen’s mountain setting makes wildfire the key concern rather than hurricane risk (Colorado Environmental Public Health Tracking^[19]). Annual good-air-day counts are not given here; Evergreen’s air is usually strong outside wildfire-smoke episodes, but smoke-season severity can become the deciding factor in late summer (EPA AirNow^{[20?] (unconfirmed source)}).