What is the housing market like in Crested Butte, CO?

The median home value in Crested Butte is $1,010,600. Median home value, 2020–2024 American Community Survey (owner-estimated).

How is the commute from Crested Butte, CO?

No commuter rail; Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport ~30 min; Denver ~4 hours.

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$1,010,600Median home value

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About Crested Butte

A former coal-mining town turned ski and mountain-bike mecca at 8,885 feet. Housing is historic miners' cottages, condos, and mountain homes in a fiercely protected Victorian downtown. The wildflower capital of Colorado keeps a proudly quirky, local-first culture.

Title: A colorful cottage that matches the purple lupin flowers out front in Crested Butte, a town heavily populated during ski season located high in the Rocky Mountains in Gunnison County,...Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain

Home prices in Crested Butte

The median home value in Crested Butte is $1,010,600.

Top places in Crested Butte

Crested Butte Mountain Resort — skiing and lift-served biking
Elk Avenue — historic downtown
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival — July
Kebler Pass — fall-color drive to aspen groves

Commuting from Crested Butte

No commuter rail; Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport ~30 min; Denver ~4 hours.
CO-135.
Gunnison is about 30 minutes south.

Crested Butte FAQs

What is the housing market like in Crested Butte, CO?
The median home value in Crested Butte is $1,010,600. Median home value, 2020–2024 American Community Survey (owner-estimated).
How is the commute from Crested Butte, CO?
No commuter rail; Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport ~30 min; Denver ~4 hours.

Town links

Schools

Gunnison Watershed School District — NCES district profile

Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.

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