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The 2026 Ski Town Affordability Index

Where you can live near the lifts without paying resort prices. Ski towns and cities in Canada and the USA, ranked on day-to-day costs, typical home prices, snowfall and the drive to the hill. Every figure is an approximate average, good for comparing places, not an official statistic.

The ranking

Ski towns in Canada and the USA ranked by the Pinned Ski Town Affordability Index
#	Place	Province or state	Snow	To lifts	Cost	Typical home	Score
1	Corner Brook Newfoundland and Labrador Home ~C$270K	Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	400 cm / 157 in	10 min	Below average (index 80)	C$270,000	96
2	Baie-Saint-Paul Québec Home ~C$380K	Québec, Canada	350 cm / 138 in	20 min	Below average (index 80)	C$380,000	89
3	Duluth Minnesota Home ~US$280K	Minnesota, USA	220 cm / 87 in	10 min	About average (index 96)	US$280,000	88
4	Sherbrooke Québec Home ~C$380K	Québec, Canada	280 cm / 110 in	30 min	Below average (index 78)	C$380,000	85
5	Magog Québec Home ~C$450K	Québec, Canada	300 cm / 118 in	15 min	Below average (index 85)	C$450,000	84
6	Traverse City Michigan Home ~US$450K	Michigan, USA	260 cm / 102 in	15 min	Above average (index 106)	US$450,000	84
7	North Conway New Hampshire Home ~US$450K	New Hampshire, USA	220 cm / 87 in	In town	Above average (index 110)	US$450,000	84
8	Lake Placid New York Home ~US$550K	New York, USA	280 cm / 110 in	15 min	Above average (index 112)	US$550,000	83
9	Thunder Bay Ontario Home ~C$330K	Ontario, Canada	190 cm / 75 in	20 min	Below average (index 80)	C$330,000	83
10	Québec City Québec Home ~C$410K	Québec, Canada	303 cm / 119 in	30 min	Below average (index 85)	C$410,000	82
11	Sudbury Ontario Home ~C$420K	Ontario, Canada	250 cm / 98 in	15 min	Below average (index 85)	C$420,000	82
12	Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Home ~C$420K	Prince Edward Island, Canada	290 cm / 114 in	30 min	Below average (index 88)	C$420,000	80
13	Stowe Vermont Home ~US$850K	Vermont, USA	300 cm / 118 in	10 min	Above average (index 125)	US$850,000	78
14	Gatineau Québec Home ~C$470K	Québec, Canada	225 cm / 89 in	15 min	Below average (index 88)	C$470,000	78
15	Anchorage Alaska Home ~US$400K	Alaska, USA	190 cm / 75 in	20 min	Above average (index 118)	US$400,000	78
16	Minneapolis Minnesota Home ~US$330K	Minnesota, USA	130 cm / 51 in	25 min	About average (index 104)	US$330,000	78
17	Omaha Nebraska Home ~US$290K	Nebraska, USA	75 cm / 30 in	30 min	Below average (index 92)	US$290,000	78
18	South Lake Tahoe California Home ~US$750K	California, USA	330 cm / 130 in	In town	Well above average (index 145)	US$750,000	77
19	Burlington Vermont Home ~US$450K	Vermont, USA	200 cm / 79 in	45 min	About average (index 105)	US$450,000	77
20	Saratoga Springs New York Home ~US$500K	New York, USA	160 cm / 63 in	20 min	Above average (index 112)	US$500,000	77
21	Madison Wisconsin Home ~US$400K	Wisconsin, USA	130 cm / 51 in	30 min	About average (index 104)	US$400,000	77
22	Flagstaff Arizona Home ~US$650K	Arizona, USA	230 cm / 91 in	25 min	Above average (index 120)	US$650,000	76
23	Albuquerque New Mexico Home ~US$340K	New Mexico, USA	25 cm / 10 in	40 min	Below average (index 93)	US$340,000	74
24	Bozeman Montana Home ~US$750K	Montana, USA	220 cm / 87 in	25 min	Above average (index 125)	US$750,000	73
25	Wolfville Nova Scotia Home ~C$520K	Nova Scotia, Canada	200 cm / 79 in	25 min	Below average (index 92)	C$520,000	73
26	Salt Lake City Utah Home ~US$560K	Utah, USA	140 cm / 55 in	35 min	Above average (index 110)	US$560,000	73
27	Edmonton Alberta Home ~C$430K	Alberta, Canada	120 cm / 47 in	20 min	Below average (index 90)	C$430,000	73
28	Missoula Montana Home ~US$520K	Montana, USA	100 cm / 39 in	25 min	Above average (index 110)	US$520,000	73
29	Ann Arbor Michigan Home ~US$500K	Michigan, USA	100 cm / 39 in	30 min	Above average (index 112)	US$500,000	72
30	London Ontario Home ~C$620K	Ontario, Canada	200 cm / 79 in	10 min	About average (index 95)	C$620,000	71
31	Durango Colorado Home ~US$680K	Colorado, USA	180 cm / 71 in	35 min	Above average (index 120)	US$680,000	71
32	Steamboat Springs Colorado Home ~US$1.4M	Colorado, USA	430 cm / 169 in	In town	Well above average (index 165)	US$1,400,000	70
33	Mont-Tremblant Québec Home ~C$700K	Québec, Canada	300 cm / 118 in	5 min	About average (index 105)	C$700,000	70
34	Coeur d'Alene Idaho Home ~US$580K	Idaho, USA	120 cm / 47 in	45 min	Above average (index 110)	US$580,000	70
35	Boise Idaho Home ~US$520K	Idaho, USA	45 cm / 18 in	35 min	Above average (index 108)	US$520,000	70
36	Santa Fe New Mexico Home ~US$600K	New Mexico, USA	70 cm / 28 in	30 min	Above average (index 115)	US$600,000	69
37	Bend Oregon Home ~US$750K	Oregon, USA	60 cm / 24 in	30 min	Above average (index 110)	US$750,000	68
38	Reno Nevada Home ~US$600K	Nevada, USA	55 cm / 22 in	35 min	Above average (index 112)	US$600,000	68
39	Ottawa Ontario Home ~C$680K	Ontario, Canada	223 cm / 88 in	25 min	About average (index 100)	C$680,000	66
40	Revelstoke British Columbia Home ~C$850K	British Columbia, Canada	400 cm / 157 in	10 min	Above average (index 120)	C$850,000	63
41	Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario Home ~C$760K	Ontario, Canada	160 cm / 63 in	10 min	About average (index 100)	C$760,000	63
42	Denver Colorado Home ~US$600K	Colorado, USA	140 cm / 55 in	1h 30m	Above average (index 110)	US$600,000	63
43	Park City Utah Home ~US$1.6M	Utah, USA	300 cm / 118 in	5 min	Well above average (index 160)	US$1,600,000	61
44	Boulder Colorado Home ~US$1.1M	Colorado, USA	220 cm / 87 in	35 min	Well above average (index 150)	US$1,100,000	61
45	Collingwood Ontario Home ~C$850K	Ontario, Canada	290 cm / 114 in	15 min	Above average (index 115)	C$850,000	60
46	Golden British Columbia Home ~C$650K	British Columbia, Canada	150 cm / 59 in	15 min	Above average (index 110)	C$650,000	60
47	Colorado Springs Colorado Home ~US$470K	Colorado, USA	100 cm / 39 in	2h	About average (index 103)	US$470,000	60
48	Fernie British Columbia Home ~C$900K	British Columbia, Canada	380 cm / 150 in	10 min	Above average (index 125)	C$900,000	59
49	Hood River Oregon Home ~US$750K	Oregon, USA	40 cm / 16 in	45 min	Well above average (index 140)	US$750,000	58
50	Nelson British Columbia Home ~C$720K	British Columbia, Canada	170 cm / 67 in	20 min	Above average (index 115)	C$720,000	57
51	Bellingham Washington Home ~US$650K	Washington, USA	25 cm / 10 in	1h 15m	Above average (index 125)	US$650,000	57
52	Portland Oregon Home ~US$540K	Oregon, USA	10 cm / 4 in	1h 15m	Above average (index 125)	US$540,000	57
53	Whitehorse Yukon Home ~C$620K	Yukon, Canada	145 cm / 57 in	10 min	Above average (index 125)	C$620,000	55
54	Kamloops British Columbia Home ~C$680K	British Columbia, Canada	60 cm / 24 in	50 min	About average (index 100)	C$680,000	54
55	Sacramento California Home ~US$500K	California, USA	0 cm / 0 in	2h	Above average (index 120)	US$500,000	51
56	Courtenay British Columbia Home ~C$780K	British Columbia, Canada	60 cm / 24 in	30 min	Above average (index 110)	C$780,000	50
57	Calgary Alberta Home ~C$640K	Alberta, Canada	128 cm / 50 in	1h 30m	About average (index 105)	C$640,000	49
58	Kelowna British Columbia Home ~C$850K	British Columbia, Canada	100 cm / 39 in	50 min	About average (index 105)	C$850,000	49
59	Jasper Alberta Home ~C$700K	Alberta, Canada	140 cm / 55 in	25 min	Above average (index 130)	C$700,000	48
60	Seattle Washington Home ~US$850K	Washington, USA	15 cm / 6 in	1h 15m	Well above average (index 150)	US$850,000	48
61	Whistler British Columbia Home ~C$1.45M	British Columbia, Canada	400 cm / 157 in	In town	Well above average (index 140)	C$1,450,000	41
62	Canmore Alberta Home ~C$1.1M	Alberta, Canada	130 cm / 51 in	25 min	Above average (index 125)	C$1,100,000	40
63	Jackson Wyoming Home ~US$2.8M	Wyoming, USA	400 cm / 157 in	In town	Well above average (index 220)	US$2,800,000	39
64	Banff Alberta Home ~C$1.3M	Alberta, Canada	230 cm / 91 in	10 min	Well above average (index 145)	C$1,300,000	33
65	Squamish British Columbia Home ~C$1.15M	British Columbia, Canada	70 cm / 28 in	45 min	Well above average (index 140)	C$1,150,000	26
66	Vancouver British Columbia Home ~C$1.25M	British Columbia, Canada	30 cm / 12 in	30 min	Well above average (index 135)	C$1,250,000	26

Snow is average snowfall a year. "To lifts" is the typical drive to the nearest ski hill. Cost of living: 100 = that country's average. Home prices are in local currency. Scores are relative to the other places in this index, from 0 to 100.

What stands out

Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador comes out on top: a typical home around C$270,000, a cost of living below average for Canada, about 400 cm of snow a year and skiing about 10 min away.
Canada has 6 of the top 10 and the USA has 4.
Steamboat Springs gets the most snow in the index, about 430 cm (169 in) a year, and ranks #32.
The lowest typical home price is in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, at about C$270,000 (#1).
Famous resorts pay for their fame: Jackson has the highest typical home price, about US$2,800,000, and sits at #63.
5 places have skiing right in town: North Conway, South Lake Tahoe, Steamboat Springs, Whistler, Jackson.
Deep snow without the resort price tag: Baie-Saint-Paul (#2) pairs about 350 cm of snow with a cost of living below average.

How we ranked

We included every place on Pinned tagged for skiing, plus any place within about 30 minutes' drive of a ski hill, in both Canada and the USA. Each place gets a score out of 100 built from four things:

Cost of living, 30%. Lower is better, compared with other ski places in the same country.
Typical home price, 30%. Lower is better, compared with other ski places in the same country, so exchange rates don't tip the ranking.
Snow a year, 20%. More is better.
Drive to the nearest ski hill, 20%. Shorter is better.

For each one, the best place in the index gets full marks and the weakest gets none, with everyone else in between. We add the four parts using the weights above. Ties go to the snowier place.

All figures are approximate averages drawn from the same data as the rest of Pinned. They are for comparing places, not official statistics. Each country's cost of living index is measured against its own national average, and town snowfall is not the same as snowfall up the mountain. Lift tickets, season passes and exchange rates are not included. Check current numbers before you sign a lease or buy.

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Source: Pinned Ski Town Affordability Index 2026, pinnedhomes.com/ski-index