Edwards, CO vs Steamboat Springs, CO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricEdwards, COSteamboat Springs, CO
Population10,78513,433
Median Household Income$81,909$104,964
Median Rent$1,845/mo$2,017/mo
Median Home Value$937,300$981,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income69.9%57.9%
Poverty Rate12.5%4.7%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k100*255
Property Crime Rate /100k589*1,006
Median AQI—22
Good AQI Days /yr—342
Summer Highs76°F80°F
Winter Lows6°F6°F
Snowfall—185 in/yr
Avg Commute17.3 min14.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.315.6
College Degree Rate59.8%62.2%
Foreign-Born %20.7%8.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.4%+2.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Edwards (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.