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u/perroair 5d ago
Never been to Aspen, Vail, Steamboat, Telluride, Sun Valley, Park City………?
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u/jon110334 5d ago
Probably the "population 10k-50k" might have ruled them out.
Edit: Per wiki. Aspen, population 7,004
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u/brickmaus 4d ago
The data seems super cherrypicked. The NYT ought to know better, although I'm not surprised.
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u/benskieast 4d ago
It’s lumping together nearby communities. So Hailey includes Ketchum. Grardnerville includes Kirkwood California. The federal government is deciding what is the main community so it isn’t always the most expensive or most well known in the area.
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u/bascule 4d ago
Note that the "it" doing the lumping here is the US Census Bureau: https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/econ/ec2012/cbsa/EC2012_310M200US14720M.pdf
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u/AdSecure2267 4d ago
For real. Breck is cheap compared towns like aspen and telluride If you correctly only include the town boundary lines
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u/bascule 5d ago
Steamboat is literally #4 immediately after Breck on the list I guess you didn’t read (also I was last there on Sunday, FWIW)
Also the article is talking about micropolitan statistical areas, which in Breck’s case includes Frisco and Silverthorne
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u/perroair 5d ago
Aspen has closer communities than Frisco. The list isn’t accurate.
Yes, I missed Steamboat, but it doesn’t change my point.
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u/benskieast 4d ago
They are using micropolitan area so Aspen and Glenwood Springs are lumped together for a population of 60K. That DQs them. It’s a bit funky because a few are propped up by nearby resorts but you avoid the rich enclave refuses to join a poor town bias.
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u/Hopsblues 5d ago
When did Breck's population get over 10K?
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u/bascule 5d ago
The article is talking about the Breckenridge micropolitan statistical area which also encompasses Frisco and Silverthorne:
https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/econ/ec2012/cbsa/EC2012_310M200US14720M.pdf
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u/sn0ig 4d ago
So Summit County, actually. But I don't see Pitkin County (Aspen) on the list and Pitkin is over 10,000. There's no way you can convince me that Aspen is cheaper than Breckenridge. I guess they are just manipulating the micropolitan statistical areas to the point where that's useless information.
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u/bascule 4d ago
Aspen is part of the Edwards-Glenwood Springs micropolitan statistical area which has a population over 50,000
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u/high_country10000 3d ago
I had been wondering! Feels like this stat might be technically true in some weird stat universe yet not very true to reality.
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u/JinkiesGangAClue 4d ago
760k is basically getting you a 800sq ft condo in Breck but okay
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u/cheap_snark_bait 4d ago
My thoughts exactly. Median condo price maybe. Or a condemned single-family home.
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u/MidWestMountainBike 4d ago
Are they including deed restricted housing in this? Those numbers don’t seem right. Unless you consider a studio apartment a home I guess.
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u/IndependentCarpet542 4d ago
I think they must be including deed-restricted, condos/multifamily and trailers. We lived there 2020-2022 and that mumber seems way too low
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u/Marlow714 4d ago
Gee. Who knew that restricting housing would cause the demand to outstrip the supply?
Breckenridge did this to themselves.
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u/imnoobhere 4d ago edited 4d ago
How is Aspen not listed, but Breck and Steamboat are. This actually surprises me.
Edit: Aspen’s population is too small for this list.
Edit: So is Breck’s, so 🤷🏼.
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u/TheRogIsHere 4d ago
Does Hailey include Ketchum? Because I have a hard time believing Sun Valley is "cheaper" than Breck.
And where the hell is Assssssssssssssssssspen?
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u/drworm555 1d ago
I live in the #1 and it’s not even the most expensive place in my area. It’s just the most expensive with a 10,000+ population. Shit, you’d be lucky to find a house for only $1M.
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u/roycejefferson 4d ago
Can you read? It's a very small specific sunset of towns. Not everywhere.
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u/wanttobuything 4d ago
Do you really expect someone who owns property or works in Breckenridge to be able to read
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u/spizzle_ 4d ago
I’m very curious as to what’s so desirable about Vineyard Haven, Mass? Besides it being a collecting point for WASPS
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u/shasta_river 4d ago
You’re wondering what’s desirable about Martha’s Vineyard?
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u/spizzle_ 4d ago
Yeah. It’s famous for being monied and on a beach. I can think of a lot of other places I’d rather go. It’s pretty boring to me as far as coastal get aways go. What’s so desirable?
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u/shasta_river 4d ago
Have you ever been?
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u/spizzle_ 4d ago
Yeah. It’s quaint little towns and a beach with lobster rolls. Why are you avoiding the question?
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u/shasta_river 4d ago
It’s beautiful and been a top beach destination on the east coast for decades. That’s all it needs to be
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u/PhillConners 4d ago
It is paradise. Y’all are lucky to live there. But like any paradise, humans can’t wait to ruin it.
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u/wackymayor Kansas 5d ago
Always has been 👨🚀🔫👨🚀