Steamboat Springs, CO vs Gunbarrel, CO

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

MetricSteamboat Springs, COGunbarrel, CO
Population13,43310,051
Median Household Income$104,964$109,407
Median Rent$2,017/mo$1,972/mo
Median Home Value$981,800$821,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)—105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.9%41.4%
Poverty Rate4.7%8.8%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k255184*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,006881*
Median AQI2248
Good AQI Days /yr342213
Summer Highs80°F86°F
Winter Lows6°F22°F
Snowfall185 in/yr85 in/yr
Avg Commute14.3 min21.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.615
College Degree Rate62.2%70.4%
Foreign-Born %8.2%8.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.5%+2.2%

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.