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These U.S. Mountain Towns Have the Absolute Nicest Homes
By Ashley Haugen,
2024-08-21
Whether you’re in the market for a second home or you’re looking to make a big move to a mountain town, you’ll want to take a look at these top mountain towns that have the nicest homes. Smaller populations, stunning vistas and some really nice real estate set these places apart.
Methodology
To determine the mountain towns with the nicest homes, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed five-year data on median household value and median household income from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey . Cities, towns, and Census-designated places were ranked based on the percentage of owner-occupied housing units valued at $2,000,000 or more. Only places with at least 1,000 residents where at least 5% of housing units are vacant for seasonal or recreational use that intersect a mountain were considered. Mountain spatial boundaries are from the GMBA Mountain Inventory v2 of EarthEnv.
50. Whitefish, MT (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 15.5%
Median household income: $69,919
Total population: 8,098
49. Taos Pueblo, NM (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 16.5%
Median household income: $36,597
Total population: 1,422
48. Lake Lure, NC (Blue Ridge)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 17.7%
Median household income: $75,259
Total population: 1,575
47. Highlands, NC (Blue Ridge)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 18.0%
Median household income: $55,573
Total population: 1,140
46. Wolf Creek, UT (Wasatch Range)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 18.4% Median household income: $137,813 Total population: 1,642
45. Kittredge, CO (Front Range)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 18.8%
Median household income: $143,147
Total population: 1,021
44. Clear Lake, WA (Cascade Range)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 19.6%
Median household income: $94,755
Total population: 1,157
43. Oakley, UT (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 19.7%
Median household income: $119,231
Total population: 1,744
42. Telluride, CO (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 21.2%
Median household income: $81,429
Total population: 2,622
41. Kings Beach, CA (Sierra Nevada)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 22.3%
Median household income: $50,220
Total population: 2,589
40. Tahoma, CA (Sierra Nevada)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 23.1%
Median household income: $83,971
Total population: 1,071
39. Mammoth Lakes, CA (Sierra Nevada)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 23.6%
Median household income: $80,795
Total population: 7,253
38. Ketchum, ID (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 23.9%
Median household income: $87,478
Total population: 3,490
37. Midway, UT (Wasatch Range)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 25.6%
Median household income: $130,648
Total population: 6,019
36. Somers, MT (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 27.1%
Median household income: $54,466
Total population: 1,037
35. Silverthorne, CO (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 28.7%
Median household income: $97,558
Total population: 4,550
34. Truckee, CA (Sierra Nevada)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 28.9%
Median household income: $107,423
Total population: 16,784
33. Avon, CO (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 29.1%
Median household income: $85,817
Total population: 6,115
32. Kingsbury, NV (Sierra Nevada)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 29.4%
Median household income: $74,424
Total population: 1,920
31. Frisco, CO (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 31.1%
Median household income: $101,140
Total population: 2,900
30. Hideout, UT (Wasatch Range)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 32.3%
Median household income: $73,472
Total population: 1,066
29. Steamboat Springs, CO (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 33.5%
Median household income: $93,280
Total population: 13,251
28. Pray, MT (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 34.2%
Median household income: $104,512
Total population: 1,017
27. Lakeside, MT (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 35.6%
Median household income: $71,006
Total population: 2,564
26. Tesuque, NM (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 36.0%
Median household income: $56,250
Total population: 1,123
25. Tahoe Vista, CA (Sierra Nevada)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 40.8%
Median household income: $91,944
Total population: 1,171
24. Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA (Sierra Nevada)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 40.9%
Median household income: $125,144
Total population: 1,536
23. Dollar Point, CA (Sierra Nevada)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 41.3%
Median household income: $113,269
Total population: 1,233
22. Edwards, CO (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 41.4%
Median household income: $89,399
Total population: 10,721
21. Emigration Canyon, UT (Wasatch Range)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 41.7%
Median household income: $138,125
Total population: 1,503
20. Jackson, WY (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 42.4%
Median household income: $101,477
Total population: 10,748
19. Vail, CO (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 42.7%
Median household income: $96,667
Total population: 4,833
18. Big Sky, MT (Rocky Mountains)
Homes worth $1,000,000 or more: 42.8% Median household income: $94,176 Total population: 2,825
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