Living in the High Country

Housing Banks 
Pre-Schools & Daycare Grocery Stores 
Secondary Schools & Higher Education Pharmacies 
Transportation Post Offices 

Housing
Housing in the Vail Valley and surrounding communities is advertised in a variety of local publications. In addition to these resources, it’s a good idea to explore the area a bit on your own before deciding where to settle.

A few helpful sites:
Vail Daily: classifieds (updated daily)
Summit Daily: classifieds (updated daily)
Craigslist: a community posting website
USA Citylink: a web-based housing search site
Real Estate Book: a web-based housing search site

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Pre-Schools & Daycare
Following is a short list of pre-schools and daycare centers in Eagle and Summit County.
Vail Childcare Center–Vail
Miller Ranch Child Care Center–Edwards
Children's Garden of Learning–Vail
The Treehouse–Vail
Pooh Corner Pre-School–Minturn
Rumpelstiltskin Pre-School–Avon
Mountain Montessori–Avon
The Vail Child Development Center–Avon
Prater Lane Play School–Avon
Nurturing With Nature–Avon
Gore Range Montessori–Edwards
Family Learning Center–Edwards
Gore Range Montessori–Eagle
Mountain Tots Pre-School–Eagle
Gypsum Christian Academy–Gypsum
Laugh and Learn Pre-School–Gypsum

Summit County Pre-School–Frisco
Breckenridge Montessori–Breckenridge
Carriage House Early Learning Center–Breckenridge
Lake Dillon Pre-School–Dillon
Rocky Mountain Montessori Academy–Dillon
Little Red Schoolhouse–Breckenridge
Timberline Learning Center–Breckenridge

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Secondary Schools & Higher Education
Eagle County Schools 
Summit County Schools 
Vail Mountain School 
The Vail Academy 
St. Clare Parish School 
Vail Christian High School 
Summit County Christian School 
Colorado Mountain College is a two-year and four-year college with campuses in Aspen, Rifle, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, Spring Valley, Breckenridge, Silverthorne, Leadville, Buena Vista and Salida, and Vail.

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Transportation
Vail Valley Medical Center offers a free shuttle service for hospital staff from Gypsum, Edwards, Avon, Leadville, and Frisco.

ECO Transit provides service throughout the Eagle County.
Summit County Bus System provides transportation for Frisco, Breckenridge, Dillon and Silverthorne.
Vail Public Transportation provides free buses in the town of Vail.
Eagle County Airport offers services to select US cities.
Denver International Airport is located approximately 100 miles east of Vail and provides flight service nationally and internationally.
Colorado Mountain Express offers shuttle transportation to and from Denver International Airport and Eagle County Airport. 

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Banks

Alpine Bank 
US Bank 
1st Bank of Vail 
Wells Fargo

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Grocery Stores
City Market has locations in Vail, Eagle, Avon, Dillon and Breckenridge and offers groceries and pharmacy services.
Village Market is located in Riverwalk in Edwards.
Safeway has locations in Vail and Frisco.
Wal-Mart has locations in Avon and Frisco.
Costco is a warehouse store is located in Gypsum.

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Pharmacies

VVMC Eagle Valley Pharmacy - 970-479-7253
VVMC Edwards Campus Pharmacy – 970-569-7676

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Mail/Post Offices
Personal mail delivery in Eagle and Summit Counties is received primarly through PO Boxes. Delivery to private residences is limited. Please visit your town’s post office to set up a PO Box and learn how mail delivery works for your residence.

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