2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Silverthorne, CO vs Leadville, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Leadville, is 35% less than it is in Silverthorne and is 2% above the National Average.
- Silverthorne unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Leadville unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Silverthorne, COLeadville, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$55,759  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,469$69,021
 Family Median Income$110,120  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Silverthorne, COLeadville, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Silverthorne, COLeadville, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services8.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.0%13.1%
Reviews for Silverthorne    2 Reviews

We've lived here 2 1/2 years, three winters now, and although I'm not a huge fan of winter, and there's a lot of it here, at least there are really fun things to do. We  More

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Over 19 years ago

Silverthorne is a great place to live, but the cost of housing and living has recently put a big separation between the working class and the rest of the  More

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Reviews for Leadville    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Plenty of snow, space and history. Rivers have Wild Trout. Landscape has all the colors of  More

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Over 16 years ago

There seem to be two seasons in Leadville; winter and summer. When the sun is shining in the winter, although it is cold, the sun quickly warms you up. The summer is  More

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