Rental numbers for the Steamboat Springs, CO metro
The typical home here runs -$4,688 a month at 7.78% with 25% down. 0 of 1 ZIP codes with full Zillow data in this metro are cash-flow positive; the median gross yield is 3.3%.
- Gross yield
- 3.5%
- typical home, Zillow
- Median ZIP yield
- 3.3%
- 1 ZIPs with full data
- Cash flow
- -$4,688/mo
- at 7.78%, 25% down
- Typical price
- $1,124,000
- Zillow ZHVI, Aug 2026
- Typical rent
- $3,269/mo
- Zillow ZORI, Aug 2026
ZIP codes in the metro
6 with published figures
| 80469Oak Creek | $440,000 | $1,710* | 4.7% | 2.1% | -$1,608 | n/a |
| 80483Phippsburg | $477,000 | $1,760* | 4.4% | 1.9% | -$1,808 | n/a |
| 81639Hayden | $522,000 | $1,730* | 4.0% | 1.5% | -$2,143 | n/a |
| 80487Steamboat Springs | $1,307,000 | $3,551 | 3.3% | 1.3% | -$5,604 | +5.6% |
| 80467Oak Creek | $679,000 | $1,710* | 3.0% | 0.9% | -$3,161 | n/a |
| 80428Clark | $909,000 | $2,130* | 2.8% | 0.8% | -$4,264 | n/a |
* HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedroom, where Zillow publishes no rent index. Conservative.
Trends
Five years to August 2026
- Price, 12 months
- +4.1%
- Rent, 12 months
- +4.0%
- Rent minus price growth
- -0.1 pts
- Property tax
- 0.32%
- effective rate, ACS 2024
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical value | Rent |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | $807,181 | n/a |
| Aug 2022 | $1,016,442 | n/a |
| Aug 2023 | $1,000,111 | n/a |
| Aug 2024 | $1,067,530 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | $1,079,512 | $3,142 |
| Aug 2026 | $1,124,146 | $3,269 |
Counties
- Routt County, CO3.3% median yield
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- Is the Steamboat Springs, CO metro good for rental property?
- The typical home here runs -$4,688 a month at 7.78% with 25% down. 0 of 1 ZIP codes with full Zillow data in this metro are cash-flow positive; the median gross yield is 3.3%. Figures assume a typical home, 7.78% with 25% down and the default costs on the methodology page.
- Which ZIP codes in the Steamboat Springs, CO metro have the highest rental yield?
- 80487 (Steamboat Springs) at 3.3%, on Zillow value and rent. The full table above sorts by any column.
Sources and method
- Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), mid tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical home value by ZIP, county, metro and state, and the price trend.
- Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), all homes plus multifamily, smoothed
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical market rent by ZIP, county and metro, and the rent trend (tier A pages).
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2026
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2026.
Rent by bedroom count for every ZIP. The rent used on tier B pages, and a reference on all pages. It is the 40th percentile gross rent, so it runs below market.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024 (B25103 median real estate taxes paid, B25077 median home value, B11001 households)
US Census Bureau. Read: 2020 to 2024.
Effective property tax rate (median taxes paid divided by median value) by ZIP code tabulation area, county and state; households for the permits ratio.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed (FRED series MORTGAGE30US)
Freddie Mac via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Read: 2026-09-24.
The weekly 30-year rate. The site adds a disclosed investor premium to it for the loan payment.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI), HUD, US Census Bureau, Freddie Mac. Every formula is on the methodology page.
Estimates from public data for a typical property. Not investment, tax or legal advice. Your property, financing and costs will differ.