Colorado · Census place 04935
Basalt town, CO
Quick answer
Basalt town has 3,995 residents, ranking #127 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $106,000, the median home is worth $1,148,100 and median gross rent runs $2,188 a month.
- Population
- 3,995Basalt town residents
- Median household income
- $106,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,148,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,188Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Basalt town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Basalt town median would spend about 24.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 10.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.2% of residents and 58.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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