Best In Colorado Real Estate™: High Country

Edwards, Colorado leads the state in rent burden, with 69.9% of renters spending more than 30% of their income on housing—according to ALEX Intelligence’s 2026 High Country Rent Burden Report. This is not a data point; it’s a warning sign of a market where affordability is a casualty of exclusivity. How can mountain communities sustain themselves when the people who work there can’t afford to live there? This ranking, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates, reveals a structural crisis in workforce housing. The source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-22-high-country-rent-burden-place-mkt. Renters Over the 30% Rent Threshold, top 6 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Edwards — 69.9% #2 Eagle — 65.1% #3 Gypsum — 64.1% #4 Aspen — 60.6% #5 Avon — 59.1% #6 Steamboat Springs — 57.9% Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Jeffrey Beall (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=14267178; Slide 2: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but pleas (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=39694304; Slide 3: Jeffrey Beall (CC BY 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=47397460; Slide 4: Sam Dosick (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=21603548 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-22-high-country-rent-burden-place-mkt View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902