While it comes as no surprise that real estate in picturesque Summit County, Colorado is fetching top dollar, Summit County leaders say the housing crisis is hitting the community harder than it has in decades.

Skiers, snowboarders, and tourists in general flock to these desirable areas, driving up demand for housing but without wage increases that coincide with rising rent costs, many local families are facing relocation.

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