Steamboat Springs, CO vs Edwards, CO

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

MetricSteamboat Springs, COEdwards, CO
Population13,43310,785
Median Household Income$104,964$81,909
Median Rent$2,017/mo$1,845/mo
Median Home Value$981,800$937,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.9%69.9%
Poverty Rate4.7%12.5%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k255100*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,006589*
Median AQI22—
Good AQI Days /yr342—
Summer Highs80°F76°F
Winter Lows6°F6°F
Snowfall185 in/yr—
Avg Commute14.3 min17.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.613.3
College Degree Rate62.2%59.8%
Foreign-Born %8.2%20.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.5%+11.4%

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.