Comparing 2017–2018 (Pre‑COVID) with 2022–2023 (Post‑COVID) housing sales.ℹ︎
Dataset includes multiple property types (mobile homes, ranch parcels, condos, vacant land). To focus on typical market activity, zero-dollar and obvious non–arm’s‑length transfers were excluded. Sales over $15M were excluded; transactions at or below $15M are included.
2017–2018
Typical sale (median)
$0
0 sq ft · 0 sales (2 yrs)
% of U.S. households able to afford: 42%
Price per sq ft: $0
2022–2023
Typical sale (median)
$0
0 sq ft · 0 sales (2 yrs)
% of U.S. households able to afford: 14%
Price per sq ft: $0
Quarterly Median Price
Quarterly Sales Volume
National Context
U.S. median home price rose ~30% between 2017–2023 (≈$313k → $455k). Gunnison rose faster. The affordability squeeze is national, but Gunnison is more extreme.
Affordability — Gunnison vs U.S.
Share of households able to afford the “typical sale (median)” using national median household income and prevailing mortgage rates; assumes 20% down and 30% payment‑to‑income threshold.