Summit County, Colorado
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Summit County, CO ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 31.0 — 2852nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Colorado, it ranks 58th of 64 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Summit County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 75.0 — worse than roughly 75% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Summit County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County, CO | 31.0 | Healthy | — |
| Lake County, CO | 40.3 | Normal | +9.3 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | 33.7 | Healthy | +2.7 |
| Eagle County, CO | 33.7 | Healthy | +2.7 |
| Grand County, CO | 33.4 | Healthy | +2.4 |
| Park County, CO | 31.3 | Healthy | +0.2 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa County, IA | 31.0 | Healthy | -0.0 |
| Brown County, MN | 30.9 | Healthy | -0.1 |
| Oconto County, WI | 30.9 | Healthy | -0.1 |
| Clinton County, IL | 30.9 | Healthy | -0.2 |
| Gibson County, IN | 31.2 | Healthy | +0.2 |
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