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20,617

Population

1.7% YoY

2023

46.2

Median Age

5.7% YoY

2022

$65,703

Median Household Income

7.3% YoY

2022

10,251

Labor Force

1.2% MoM

7.1% YoY

7/2025

9,904

Employed

1.8% MoM

7% YoY

7/2025

3.4%

Unemployment Rate

12.8% MoM

2.9% YoY

7/2025

$680,000

Median Sale Price

22.6% MoM

13.4% YoY

8/2025

41

Homes Sold

41.4% MoM

17.1% YoY

8/2025

4.9

Months Inventory

34.5% MoM

10.3% YoY

8/2025

61

Days on Market

23 MoM

7 YoY

8/2025

199

Listings

10.8% MoM

22.8% YoY

8/2025

434

Price per Sq Ft

10.2% MoM

1.5% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Chaffee County: Salida, Buena Vista, Poncha Springs, Johnson Village, Nathrop, Maysville, Smeltertown, Garfield


Zip Codes included in Chaffee County: [Click for zip code level data] 81201, 81211, 81227, 81228, 81236, 81242


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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