What percentage of people rent in Crested Butte, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Crested Butte, CO, 2020–2024
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31.6% (±14.7 points) of the occupied homes in Crested Butte, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 223 renting households against 482 that own their home.

In Crested Butte, the share of households that rent went from 47.3% in 2015–2019 to 31.6% in 2020–2024 (−15.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.6% (±14.7 points)
Renting households: 223 (±131)

Who rents and who owns in Crested Butte

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Crested Butte	Gunnison County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.6% (±14.7 points)	33.2% (±4.9 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	223 (±131)	2,821 (±446)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	482 (±155)	5,673 (±416)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.2 (±0.2)	1.6 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$51,528 (±$20,355)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,479 (±$67,565)	$97,433 (±$9,943)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Crested Butte, the renter share is not measurably different from Gunnison County (33.2%).

It is not measurably different from Colorado (33.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Gunnison County, Crested Butte ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 142 of 339.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Crested Butte has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	47.3% (±10.7 points)	31.6% (±14.7 points)	−15.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,446 (±$203)	$1,365 (±$322)	−5.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$70,644 (±$20,304)	$74,479 (±$41,794)	+5.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Crested Butte

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Crested Butte
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Crested Butte	—	31.6% (±14.7 points)	—
Mount Crested Butte	2.9 mi	20.1% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Marble	18 mi	40.0% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gunnison	22 mi	51.3% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Aspen	24 mi	42.9% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Snowmass Village	24 mi	39.2% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pitkin	31 mi	5.9% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Paonia	33 mi	38.7% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Basalt	35 mi	40.7% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pitkin, CO (5.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gunnison, CO (51.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Gunnison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gunnison	51.3% (±10.0 points)
2	Marble	40.0% (±31.4 points)
3	Crested Butte	31.6% (±14.7 points)
4	Mount Crested Butte	20.1% (±10.5 points)
5	Pitkin	5.9% (±11.5 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Crested Butte

How many renters are there in Crested Butte?

Crested Butte has an estimated 223 (±131) renting households, 31.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Crested Butte?

In Crested Butte, the share of households that rent went from 47.3% in 2015–2019 to 31.6% in 2020–2024 (−15.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Crested Butte?

A renting household in Crested Butte has 1.2 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Crested Butte town, Colorado (place:18310, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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