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Steamboat Springs is a big small town of 13,433 people in Routt County, Colorado. It's about 89 miles from Boulder, CO and 114 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 184 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $982k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,433people
$982kTypical home
$2,017/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
184"Snow
240Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,433
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,358 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Denver, CO
- 89 mi to Boulder, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $982k (≈$6,191/mo)
- Median rent $2,017/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 184" of snow a year
- 55 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k)
- Low property crime (967 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to HDN airport
- 121 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,815 ft
- 728 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Routt County: D+28 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk