Gunbarrel, CO vs Steamboat Springs, CO

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

MetricGunbarrel, COSteamboat Springs, CO
Population10,05113,433
Median Household Income$109,407$104,964
Median Rent$1,972/mo$2,017/mo
Median Home Value$821,000$981,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)105—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.4%57.9%
Poverty Rate8.8%4.7%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k184*255
Property Crime Rate /100k881*1,006
Median AQI4822
Good AQI Days /yr213342
Summer Highs86°F80°F
Winter Lows22°F6°F
Snowfall85 in/yr185 in/yr
Avg Commute21.8 min14.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1515.6
College Degree Rate70.4%62.2%
Foreign-Born %8.7%8.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%+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 Gunbarrel (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.