What is the rental vacancy rate in Steamboat Springs, CO?

Name: Vacancy rate in Steamboat Springs, CO, 2020–2024
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The rental vacancy rate in Steamboat Springs, CO is 27.1% (±8.6 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.7% (±0.9 points).

4,517 (±370) homes, 41.3% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Steamboat Springs, the rental vacancy rate went from 36.5% in 2015–2019 to 27.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 27.1% (±8.6 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.7% (±0.9 points)
Vacant homes: 4,517 (±370)

Vacancy in Steamboat Springs against Routt County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Steamboat Springs	Routt County	Colorado	United States
Rental vacancy rate	27.1% (±8.6 points)	23.3% (±7.5 points)	5.1% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.7% (±0.9 points)	0.7% (±0.6 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	4,517 (±370)	5,888 (±360)	214,835 (±4,248)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Steamboat Springs, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Routt County (23.3%).

It is also higher than in Colorado (5.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Steamboat Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Steamboat Springs
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Steamboat Springs	—	27.1% (±8.6 points)	—
Oak Creek	16 mi	9.3% (±12.9 points)	Lower
Yampa	23 mi	0.0% (±84.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hayden	23 mi	11.7% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Walden	33 mi	7.2% (±11.1 points)	Lower
Kremmling	37 mi	14.6% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Craig	39 mi	7.7% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Hot Sulphur Springs	47 mi	13.6% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Encampment	51 mi	0.0% (±59.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oak Creek, CO (9.3%), Hayden, CO (11.7%), Walden, CO (7.2%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Routt County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Steamboat Springs	27.1% (±8.6 points)
2	Hayden	11.7% (±10.6 points)
3	Oak Creek	9.3% (±12.9 points)
4	Yampa	0.0% (±84.8 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 Steamboat Springs

Is it hard to find a rental in Steamboat Springs?

The rental vacancy rate in Steamboat Springs, CO is 27.1% (±8.6 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Steamboat Springs tighter than it was?

In Steamboat Springs, the rental vacancy rate went from 36.5% in 2015–2019 to 27.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Steamboat Springs?

An estimated 4,517 (±370) housing units, 41.3% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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) for Steamboat Springs city, Colorado (place:73825, in state:08).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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