Lead Paint Risk in Eagle County, Colorado

22.6%Pre-1978 Housing

7,553Pre-1978 Units

33,455Total Housing Units

16Census Tracts

How to Interpret This

This is an area-level screening signal based on Census housing-age data. It does not confirm lead paint in any specific home. Homes built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint, and certified inspection or testing is the only way to confirm a property-level hazard.

Reporter / Resident Story Kit

7,553 housing units in Eagle County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 22.6%, compared with the state rate of 40.6%.
Local questions: Which neighborhoods have the oldest housing stock? Are lead-safe renovation resources available? Do renters and families with young children know how to request testing?

Highest-Risk Census Tracts

Individual census tracts ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage. Showing the top 16 of 16 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 6	447	698	64.0%	117	12	67	35	216
Census Tract 7.02	1,628	3,787	43.0%	1,242	386	0	0	0
Census Tract 7.03	998	2,342	42.6%	806	192	0	0	0
Census Tract 3.02	471	1,315	35.8%	209	117	57	0	88
Census Tract 7.01	414	1,214	34.1%	391	23	0	0	0
Census Tract 2	901	2,771	32.5%	432	281	188	0	0
Census Tract 1	220	709	31.0%	87	22	49	0	62
Census Tract 5.02	670	2,220	30.2%	558	92	20	0	0
Census Tract 4.04	285	1,055	27.0%	91	21	71	13	89
Census Tract 3.01	337	2,378	14.2%	247	12	0	78	0
Census Tract 4.05	325	2,307	14.1%	152	111	0	0	62
Census Tract 4.02	285	2,204	12.9%	167	14	0	35	69
Census Tract 5.04	281	2,296	12.2%	210	0	29	0	42
Census Tract 4.01	114	2,701	4.2%	35	29	50	0	0
Census Tract 5.01	131	3,930	3.3%	131	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 5.05	46	1,528	3.0%	18	0	0	0	28