Silt | Garfield County

With the glorious Colorado River running through town, Silt is an outdoor enthusiast's dream. Couple that with the fact that real estate for sale in Silt is exceptionally affordable, and it's a no-brainer why the working class town continues to grow and prosper. Real estate in Silt not only makes for a perfect forever home, it's also a wise investment.

Silt is a blue-collar town where most of its residents make under $100,000 per year. The real estate is therefore quite affordable. Most of the residences are private homes, townhouses, cabins, cottages, duplexes and condos. There is a town core north of Interstate 70 where most of the homes for sale are located.

The core of Silt starts with Main Street that runs parallel to the interstate. The exit from the interstate is 9th Street. The town is from North 1st Street to 16th Street. There are some homes east of 1st Street and west of 16th Street. There are numerous businesses along Main Street, with private homes for sale on the residential side streets north of there. Major east-west streets in the core include Home Avenue, Grand Avenue, Ballard Avenue, Orchard Avenue and Richards Avenue.

East of 1st Street is a wonderful neighborhood of homes accessible from Home Avenue or Harness Lane. There are several larger homes here that are newer than the homes in the core. West of 16th Street is another grouping of larger residences that are accessible from Grand Avenue and Main Street at Pioneer Drive. Single-family homes on Pioneer Drive, Fawn Court, Chickadee Court and Pickett Lane. There are several undeveloped planned lots further west on West Sabino Lane, Roan Court, Tabiano Court, Grullo Court and Ballard Avenue.

Northwest of town is a pocket of mountain homes on 16th Street, Standing Deer Drive, Morning Star Drive, Antler Point Lane and Red Tail Lane. Seventh Street turns into Peach Valley Road further north, and there is a newer planned neighborhood off First Mesa Drive. There are many larger homes and empty lots in the area.

Far north of town are mountain properties for sale that are remote, but not far from downtown. Peach Valley Road and Silt Mesa Road, and the surrounding rural roads, are an ideal location to build a sprawling estate or ranch property with livestock.

There is not much south of town, but that may change dramatically in the coming years. Many of the roads south of Silt are numbered county roads. County Road 335 runs along the Colorado River on the east side, while County Road 320 follows it to the west. There are empty lots available for purchase on the river or nearby.

Neighborhood Highlights

• In the 2000 Census, Silt had about 1,740 residents. A decade later, in the 2010 Census, the population had grown to more than 2,900 people. The town has a mostly white/Caucasian population (89 percent), but also has a strong Hispanic population (14 percent).

• A recent study found that the Western Slope is the state's fastest growing region. Garfield County's estimated population by 2030 is 77,404, and 105,711 by 2050.

• There has been a post office called "Silt" in operation since 1898.