Moving to Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Steamboat Springs is located at 185km northwest of Denver. It has an authentic Western feel, even as it hosts many visitors, most of whom come for the skiing. The secret to the town’s appeal for skiers is its ability to blend world-class downhill conditions with small-town warmth and charm. It also helps that it’s blessed with more than 300in of snow a year. It has 142 trails and 1,190 hectares of skiable terrain. While long, groomed trails are plentiful, the distinguishing feature of Steamboat is some of the best tree skiing in the world.
Population: 9,815. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,354 (-4.7% change)
Males: 5,425 (55.3%), Females: 4,390 (44.7%)
Routt County
Zip codes: 80487.
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $54,647
Median house value: $308,100
Population by Race
Races in Steamboat Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (25.5%), English (15.4%), Irish (14.8%), Italian (5.3%), Scottish (4.8%), Norwegian (4.6%).
Elevation: 6728 feet
Land area: 10.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Steamboat Springs
- High school or higher: 97.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 52.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Steamboat Springs city
- Never married: 42.6%
- Now married: 44.9%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 2.0%
- Divorced: 9.4%
6.3% Foreign born (3.4% Europe, 1.0% Latin America, 0.7% Oceania, 0.6% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,006 (+44.1%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Steamboat Springs:
- YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (1024 CENTRAL PARK DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Steamboat Springs:
- KREMMLING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 36 miles; KREMMLING, CO)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE – CAH (about 55 miles; CRAIG, CO)
- VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 66 miles; VAIL, CO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Steamboat Springs:
- YAMPA VALLEY (about 27 miles; HAYDEN, CO; Abbreviation: HDN)
- EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 59 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)
- ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 87 miles; ASPEN, CO; Abbreviation: ASE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Steamboat Springs:
- STEAMBOAT SPRINGS/BOB ADAMS FIELD (about 3 miles; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: SBS)
- WALDEN-JACKSON COUNTY (about 43 miles; WALDEN, CO; Abbreviation: 33V)
- MC ELROY AIRFIELD (about 44 miles; KREMMLING, CO; Abbreviation: 20V)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Steamboat Springs:
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 75 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 104 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 111 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 123 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
- COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 124 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)
- RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)
Schools
Public high school in Steamboat Springs:
- STEAMBOAT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 631; Location: 45 MAPLE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Steamboat Springs:
- STEAMBOAT SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 493; Location: 5100 AMETHYST STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- STRAWBERRY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 405; Location: 5100 AMETHYST STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
- SODA CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 359; Location: 220 PARK AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Steamboat Springs:
- EAST ROUTT LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $1,124,451; Location: 1289 LINCOLN AVE.; 58,398 books; 5,000 audio materials; 3,075 video materials; 230 serial subscriptions)