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Comparing Aspen vs Basalt vs Carbondale

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Headline numbers

Aspen

CO

$14,033

YoY change
+22.2%
Vacancy
10.1%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
42.9%

Basalt

CO

$5,000

YoY change
Vacancy
2.2%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
40.7%

Carbondale

CO

$4,648

YoY change
Vacancy
0.0%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
36.3%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Aspen vs Basalt vs Carbondale

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric AspenBasaltCarbondale
Median household income $74,033$105,855$108,324
Median age 43.741.243.7
Renter household share 42.9%40.7%36.3%
YoY rent change +22.2%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.