Colorado Real Estate Journal - June 1, 2016
The Town of Eaton engenders innovation, history, and industry. Eaton is named after the fourth governor of Colorado, Benjamin Harrison Eaton, who was a pioneer of irrigation and who played a leading role in transforming the arid prairie of the Front Range into a thriving agricultural region with water brought from the nearby mountains in the late 19th century. Today Eaton is the center of support and services for surrounding farms and families. Much of the town’s business and industry is related to agriculture. Eaton is also a center of the energy boom. The Eaton Industrial Rail Yard is a hub for transporting materials used in the production of oil and natural gas, in addition to moving agricultural products, and manufacturing and construction materials on the Union Pacific Railroad. Facts about Eaton, Colorado • Located 5 miles north of Greeley on U.S. Highway 85, 20 minutes east of Fort Collins • Population 5,000 eatonco.org Safest Places Award! Eaton has again ranked in the top five for a safety study conducted of Colorado’s cities and towns! In 2015 Eaton ranked 4th in the state! Industry Agriculture, Education, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas Support, Public Administration, Rail Transport Access HIGHWAY Highway 85 – north-south through town Highway 34 – 7 miles south in Greeley I-80 – 42 miles I-76 – 43 miles I-25 – 15 miles RAILROAD Union Pacific Railroad runs north-south through Eaton along Highway 85 AIRPORT Denver International Airport – 1 hour Greeley-Weld County Airport – 15 minutes Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport – 35 minutes Education Eaton School District performs at the highest levels throughout the K-12 system, and is one of the top-rated school districts in Colorado. Here are just a few highlights. COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARED • 75% of Eaton graduates are ready for college classes • 38% of seniors earned scholarships from 2009 to 2014 • 87% of students enroll in 2- or 4-year colleges SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH (STEM) • EMS students have qualified for State Science Fair 6 years in a row • Scalable Game Design Grant partners with CU Boulder and EMS/EHS ATHLETICS • 33 State Championships in High School Athletics • 117 State Banners won by High School Teams • 3 State Championships won 2014-2015 • Average Team GPA: 3.42 Living in Eaton • Executive and employee housing stock • Regional recreation center under construction • Great Western Trail – regional pedestrian/horse/bike trails • 18-hole golf course Development Opportunities EATON INDUSTRIAL RAIL PARK NORTH AND SOUTH For Sale or Lease – will subdivide as small as 1-acre lots Industrial Land Zoned I-2 North Park – 14 Acres South Park – 120 Acres Contact: Bud Mushlitz, o 402.339.0332 c 402.618.7927 BROWN FARM – Housing Development Mixed housing – single-family, multifamily, and senior housing campus For Sale – 166.19 Acres, Zoned Agriculture Contact: 970.454.3338, townofeaton@eatonco.org KAMM FARM – Mixed-Use Redevelopment Governor Eaton’s former Ranch For Sale – 59 Acres, Zoned Agriculture Boutique hotel or bed & breakfast, restaurant, with on-site gardening, horse stables, brewery Contact: 970.454.3338, townofeaton@eatonco.org DOWNTOWN EATON – Main Street Commercial Retail Opportunities Town Square sites available for: restaurants, coffee shops, pubs, bakery, and specialty retail stores Larger sites available for breweries, office supplies, executive or co-working office space, and destination restaurants Contact: 970.454.3338, townofeaton@eatonco.org