12 Most Affordable Ski Towns in the US and the Cost To Live There

There’s good news for Americans with modest net worths who dream of living in a ski town. You can find a home to buy and settle down to raise a family without going into significant debt.

GOBankingRates referred to research from Realtor.com that examined more than 300 towns with ski resorts to determine those worthy of a real estate investment. Additional data was sourced from Sperling’s BestPlaces related to the monthly and annual cost of living for a family to reside in these 12 towns. (Snowshoe, West Virginia, had data related only to the town’s cost-of-living score available through BestPlaces.)

Take a look at the 12 most affordable ski towns and the cost of living in each one.

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• Median list price: $137,200
• Cost of living per month for a family: $2,220
• % less expensive than the national average: 58.9%
• Total for the year for a family: $26,640

• Median list price: $164,500
• Cost of living per month for a family: $3,810
• % less expensive than the national average: 29.4%
• Total for the year for a family: $45,720

• Median list price: $179,900
• Cost of living per month for a family: $1,980
• % less expensive than the national average: 63.3%
• Total for the year for a family: $23,760

• Median list price: $189,900
• Overall cost-of-living score: 76.0

• Median list price: $199,000
• Cost of living per month for a family: $2,160
• % less expensive than the national average: 60%
• Total for the year for a family: $25,920

• Median list price: $221,900
• Cost of living per month for a family: $3,600
• % less expensive than the national average: 33.3%
• Total for the year for a family: $43,200

• Median list price: $264,400
• Cost of living per month for a family: $5,160
• % less expensive than the national average: 4.4%
• Total for the year for a family: $61,920

• Median list price: $317,000
• Cost of living per month for a family: $4,620
• % less expensive than the national average: 14.4%
• Total for the year for a family: $55,440

• Median list price: $327,000
• Cost of living per month for a family: $2,490
• % less expensive than the national average: 53.9%
• Total for the year for a family: $29,880

• Median list price: $339,250
• Cost of living per month for a family: $4,500
• % less expensive than the national average: 16.7%
• Total for the year for a family: $54,000

• Median list price: $365,000
• Cost of living per month for a family: $4,920
• % less expensive than the national average: 8.9%
• Total for the year for a family: $59,040

• Median list price: $484,950
• Cost of living per month for a family: $5,700
• % more expensive than the national average: 5.6%
• Total for the year for a family: $68,400