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Updated October 2026.
Historic Eaton is where the town began: the original Eaton plat, extended by the North Side, East Side and West Side Additions that carried the grid outward as the irrigation town grew. Eaton is named for Benjamin Harrison Eaton, the irrigation pioneer and Colorado's third governor, and his home and carriage house still stand as a museum a short walk from the commercial core on Collins Street. The housing mix runs from 1890s–1920s farmhouses and bungalows to mid-century ranches, on mature, tree-shaded lots with alley access. Active listings in the Eaton Town, East Side, West Side, West Side 2nd and North Side plats in October 2026 ranged from $295,000 for a 1906 home up to $1.1M in the downtown mixed-use blocks. City Park and Eaton Town Square are within walking distance, the Eaton Area Community Center (2017) sits just off the core, and the Great Western Trail connects Eaton to Severance and Windsor on 10.5 miles of converted rail bed. Schools are Eaton RE-2.
Historic Eaton is the townsite founded by Colorado's third governor, Benjamin Eaton — the original Eaton plat plus the North Side, East Side and West Side Additions. Big shade trees, early-1900s houses and a walkable downtown on Collins Street.
Founded by Benjamin Eaton, Colorado's third governor and the irrigation engineer who made this farmland work.
Collins Street shops, the public library and City Park are all inside a few blocks of the original plat.
The Great Western Trail runs 10.5 miles through Eaton, Severance and Windsor on the old rail bed.
Updated October 2026. Active-listing figures for Eaton come from the live IRES MLS feed on the Northern Colorado market report.
Bungalow, Farmhouse, Ranch, Victorian-era, Mid-Century Ranch
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