Population 7,736
 

Median Price of a Single-Family Home In Town $267,550; in Garfield County, $265,000
 

Tax on Above Homes In town and county, the range is from 0.6 percent to 1 percent of the real value, depending on location. The average tax for a median-priced home in Glenwood and the county is $1,950.
 

Main Businesses Construction, tourism and retail
 

School Population Elementary school, 500; middle school, 490; high school, 687
 

Local Ski Area Sunlight Mountain Resort: 2,010 vertical feet; 470 ski able acres; 250 average annual inches; season pass, $295-$450; lift ticket, $32/adult, $20/children under 12 and seniors; 800-445-7931
 

Best Local Event Ski Spree Winter Carnival, the last weekend of January or the first week of February
 

Locals' Favorite Restaurants Great Cajun food and service at The Bayou; Los Desperados is regularly voted best Mexican food in the valley
 

Locals' Favorite Hangouts Uptown suds at the Glenwood Canyon Brew Pub
 

Best Places to Stay The Hot Springs Lodge, The Hotel Colorado, Four Mile River B&B