Summit County, Colorado

Summit County has a population of 31,017 and has grown 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $939,900, about 8.6 times the county's median household income of $109,773.

Home price
$939,900
Income
$109,773
Population
31,017
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$939,900county
Median gross rent$1,928county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198031.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant61.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use48.9%county
Typical monthly rent$3,337county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,467county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,880county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,958county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$109,773county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate7.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home23.7%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force75.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government12.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$139,950county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.32%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport282849county
Miles to nearest general aviation field28 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.2%county
Traffic deaths19.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher55.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.9%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment3473county
Students per full-time teacher13.3county
Free lunch eligible37.9%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution46 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians81county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance10.2%county
Frequent mental distress14.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity15.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes7.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population31,017county
Land area in square miles608county
People per square mile of land51.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store38.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age39.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.7%county
Share of households that are one person30.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.5%county
Second languages9.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents71county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-14county
Households that moved in1,692county
Households that moved away1,883county
Average income of arriving households$134,350county
Average income of departing households$107,047county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year318county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings57.5%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature37.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.8 incounty
Annual snowfall126.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing235 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days89 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 15county
Average first fall frostSep 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$105county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use673 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.3%county
Homes heated by propane2.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.6%county
Households with broadband97.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk65.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk93.6county
Hail risk78.5county
Earthquake risk46.9county
Tornado risk21.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk74.2county
Strong wind risk19.0county
Wildfire risk53.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Summit County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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