How many renters in Steamboat Springs, CO pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Steamboat Springs, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.4% (±11.4 points) of renting households in Steamboat Springs, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

49.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.4% (±11.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 49.7% (±9.4 points)
Median share of income: 34.9% (±4.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Steamboat Springs

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Steamboat Springs	Routt County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	8.3% (±7.1 points)	9.3%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.9% (±5.4 points)	7.9%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.0% (±5.5 points)	13.7%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.4% (±7.8 points)	12.1%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.7% (±6.5 points)	10.9%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	49.7% (±9.4 points)	46.1%	42.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Steamboat Springs against Routt County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Steamboat Springs	Routt County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.4% (±11.4 points)	57.0% (±9.2 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	49.7% (±9.4 points)	46.1% (±7.4 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.9% (±4.8 points)	33.2% (±3.6 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$64,162 (±$19,613)	$70,238 (±$14,336)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,017 (±$230)	$1,917 (±$132)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Steamboat Springs, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Routt County (57.0%).

It is not measurably different from Colorado (52.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Routt County, Steamboat Springs ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 92 of 333.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Steamboat Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Steamboat Springs
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Steamboat Springs	—	61.4% (±11.4 points)	—
Oak Creek	16 mi	71.6% (±48.1 points)	Not measurably different
Yampa	23 mi	50.0% (±97.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hayden	23 mi	32.4% (±21.1 points)	Lower
Walden	33 mi	66.1% (±42.7 points)	Not measurably different
Kremmling	37 mi	46.7% (±33.4 points)	Not measurably different
Craig	39 mi	33.4% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Hot Sulphur Springs	47 mi	34.9% (±62.9 points)	Not measurably different
Encampment	51 mi	20.7% (±71.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hayden, CO (32.4%), Craig, CO (33.4%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Routt County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Oak Creek	71.6% (±48.1 points)
2	Steamboat Springs	61.4% (±11.4 points)
3	Yampa	50.0% (±97.1 points)
4	Hayden	32.4% (±21.1 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Steamboat Springs

Are renters in Steamboat Springs rent-burdened?

61.4% of renting households in Steamboat Springs pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Steamboat Springs spend on rent?

The median renting household in Steamboat Springs, CO spends 34.9% (±4.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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