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The United States of America is home to dozens of ski towns. Many of these towns cater to the top 1% of its citizens while others fall below national averages when it comes to median home prices. Realtor.com brings us this look at the most affordable—and least affordable—ski towns in America. 

“Using information from onthesnow.com, our fleece-clad data analysts examined more than 300 ski resorts and the housing markets in their nearest towns. We filtered out resorts with fewer than 500 acres and ranked each town by its median list price.” – realtor.com

Top 10 most affordable ski towns

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 No. 1 Kellogg, Idaho

“This is a town founded by a jackass and inhabited by its descendants,” says a sign at the town limits of Kellogg. Don’t be put off: It just means hello!

Spanning two mountains, the Silver Mountain resort in Kellogg offers 1,600 acres of skiable terrain with a 2,200-foot vertical rise, which is accessible by the world’s longest single-cabin gondola ride (3.1 miles). With a median list of only $99,000, Kellogg fits nicely into the budget of many a ski bum-turned-home buyer.”

No. 2 Brian Head, Utah

No. 3 Lead, South Dakota

No. 4 Killington, Vermont

No. 5 Ruidoso, New Mexico

No. 6 West Dover, Vermont

No. 7 Chewelah, Washington

No. 8 Ludlow, Vermont

No. 9 Angel Fire, New Mexico

No. 10 McCall, Idaho

Top 10 least affordable ski towns

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No. 1 Vail, Colorado

“Our No. 1 most expensive ski town, Vail,  is not, by any stretch, a surprise. Nor are the other three world-famous Colorado destinations at the top of the list. They pretty much define “apres-ski glamour” in the U.S. And the skiing ain’t bad either.”

No. 2 Park City, Utah

No. 3 Telluride, Colorado

No. 4 Aspen, Colorado

No. 5 Ketchum, Idaho

No. 6 Incline, Nevada

No. 7 Breckenridge, Colorado

No. 8 Teton Village, Wyoming

No. 9 Sun Valley, Idaho

No. 10 Olympic Valley, California

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