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Santos Family Realty's ranking (published 2026-08-07) lists Aspen, CO as the most…

Brief

Santos Family Realty's ranking (published 2026-08-07) lists the 20 most expensive U.S. mountain towns by median home price, led by Aspen, CO (~$3.35M) and Wilson (Jackson Hole), WY (~$3.20M). Median prices run from about $3.35M down to ~$1.10M in Whitefish, MT, and 11 of the entries are in Colorado.

Why it matters

Santos Family Realty's ranking (published 2026-08-07) lists Aspen, CO as the most expensive mountain town with a median home price of ~$3.35M, followed by Wilson (Jackson Hole), WY at ~$3.20M and Snowmass Village, CO at ~$2.45M.

Key details

  • Median home prices on the list span roughly $1.10M (Whitefish, MT) to $3.35M (Aspen, CO), a spread of about $2.25M across the 20 towns.
  • Colorado dominates the ranking with 11 of the 20 towns (Aspen; Snowmass Village; Telluride; Mountain Village; Vail; Edwards; Crested Butte; Blue River; Steamboat Springs; Avon; Breckenridge).
Source evidence

According to a ranking compiled by Santos Family Realty using median home prices, these are the 20 most expensive mountain towns in the U.S.

Aspen, CO — ~$3.35M
Wilson (Jackson Hole), WY — ~$3.20M
Snowmass Village, CO — ~$2.45M
Telluride, CO — ~$2.27M
Mountain Village, CO — ~$2.05M
Jackson, WY — ~$1.93M
Big Sky, MT — ~$1.87M
Vail, CO — ~$1.72M
Edwards, CO — ~$1.72M
Ketchum, ID — ~$1.61M
Park City, UT — ~$1.58M
Incline Village, NV — ~$1.49M
Crested Butte, CO — ~$1.45M
Blue River, CO — ~$1.43M
Steamboat Springs, CO — ~$1.30M
Tahoe City, CA — ~$1.26M
Avon, CO — ~$1.22M
Breckenridge, CO — ~$1.19M
Sun Valley, ID — ~$1.19M
Whitefish, MT — ~$1.10M