Healthcare & Safety in Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs has real, in-town hospital access via UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center, but CrimeGrade's data reads as less safe than both the Colorado and national averages on multiple measures -- disclosed directly rather than downplayed.
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Learn moreA real, in-town community hospital
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center is a 39-bed acute-care hospital serving more than 51,000 outpatients annually, a non-profit community hospital dating to 1950 (as Routt County Memorial Hospital, renamed in 1999). This is real, in-town hospital access, though -- like Aspen Valley Hospital elsewhere in this dataset -- not a trauma/tertiary-care center; higher-acuity cases still require transfer to a larger facility.
Crime data reads below both the Colorado and national averages
CrimeGrade cites an overall crime rate of 64.16 per 1,000 residents, a violent crime rate of 6.585 per 1,000, and a property crime rate of 43.01 per 1,000 -- describing Steamboat as less safe than both the Colorado state average and the national average on the overall measure. A small full-time population measured against a large seasonal visitor volume plausibly inflates per-capita figures relative to an equivalent-incident-count city with a larger stable population -- a likely explanation, not a confirmed causal one. No specific lower-rated area is named here per site policy.
Key takeaways
- UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center (39 beds, 51,000+ annual outpatients, dating to 1950) provides real, in-town community hospital care -- not a trauma/tertiary-care center.
- CrimeGrade cites an overall rate of 64.16/1,000, violent rate of 6.585/1,000, and property rate of 43.01/1,000 -- all reading less safe than the Colorado and national averages.
- A small full-time population measured against a large seasonal visitor volume plausibly inflates these per-capita figures -- a likely explanation, not a confirmed cause.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly before relocating, given the real, below-average readings.
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