Area data
Crested Butte, CO — ZIP 81225
Population: 823 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $684,370
- 1-year appreciation
- +7.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- -0.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- +23.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +151.7%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $707,555
- House Price Index
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 13
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 105.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- avalanche, landslide, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 35.0°F
- Average high
- 51.0°F
- Average low
- 18.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 22.6 in
- Annual snowfall
- 175.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 251
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Curecanti National Recreation Area (36 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Crested Butte Airpark (CSE) (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE) (23 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -49 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,987
- Median annual property tax
- $2,051
- Households with broadband internet
- 83.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,180
- Average weekly wage
- $960
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Arts & Entertainment
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 110
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