What percentage of people rent in Vail, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Vail, CO, 2020–2024
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38.6% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Vail, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 958 renting households against 1,525 that own their home.

In Vail, the share of households that rent went from 28.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.6% in 2020–2024 (+10.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.6% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 958 (±159)
Median renter income: $62,604 (±$24,371)

Who rents and who owns in Vail

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Vail	Eagle County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.6% (±5.8 points)	34.1% (±2.8 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	958 (±159)	7,513 (±670)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,525 (±175)	14,545 (±634)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,604 (±$24,371)	$62,080 (±$4,148)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$128,693 (±$25,228)	$125,102 (±$11,352)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Vail, the renter share is not measurably different from Eagle County (34.1%).

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

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

In Eagle County, Vail ranks 3 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 78 of 339.

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

How renting in Vail 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	28.6% (±5.5 points)	38.6% (±5.8 points)	+10.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,597 (±$196)	$1,606 (±$217)	+0.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$80,987 (±$14,112)	$98,893 (±$17,747)	+22.1%	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 Vail

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vail
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Vail	—	38.6% (±5.8 points)	—
Minturn	7.1 mi	30.9% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Avon	8.2 mi	52.3% (±9.6 points)	Higher
Red Cliff	8.9 mi	16.0% (±15.6 points)	Lower
Edwards	14 mi	36.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Silverthorne	15 mi	20.1% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Frisco	15 mi	30.1% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Dillon	17 mi	34.1% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Breckenridge	20 mi	19.8% (±8.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Red Cliff, CO (16.0%), Silverthorne, CO (20.1%), Breckenridge, CO (19.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Avon, CO (52.3%).

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

Households that rent across Eagle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Avon	52.3% (±9.6 points)
2	Basalt	40.7% (±9.6 points)
3	Vail	38.6% (±5.8 points)
4	Edwards	36.6% (±8.6 points)
5	Minturn	30.9% (±12.3 points)
6	Gypsum	29.8% (±13.3 points)
7	Eagle	26.7% (±9.9 points)
8	El Jebel	24.2% (±15.0 points)
9	Dotsero	20.4% (±18.0 points)

Showing 9 of 10 places in Eagle County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Vail

How many renters are there in Vail?

Vail has an estimated 958 (±159) renting households, 38.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Vail?

In Vail, the share of households that rent went from 28.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.6% in 2020–2024 (+10.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Vail?

A renting household in Vail has 1.6 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Vail?

The median renting household in Vail, CO has an income of $62,604 (±$24,371) a year, against $128,693 for households that own their 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 Vail town, Colorado (place:80040, 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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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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