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Crested Butte, CO vs Basalt, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Basalt has been positive.
- Basalt has 0.4% more unemployment than Crested Butte.
- Basalt job growth has increased by 9.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Crested Butte, COBasalt, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.7%5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth57.7%48.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.5%-9.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.2%-4.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth11.4%1.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.1%9.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Crested Butte    5 Reviews

Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 10 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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Reviews for Basalt    1 Reviews

Great place to live. Housing is pricey, but I wouldn't trade it for Aspen, which is only 17 miles away (and of course much more pricey). Most people in Basalt are full  More

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ZIPS IN CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
81224
ZIPS IN BASALT, COLORADO
81621

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