Colorado communities can’t thrive if residents can’t afford housing

By: Marissa Molina, Maria Judith Alvarez

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 560

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Housing affordability is one of the defining challenges facing Colorado. Colorado is now the third most expensive state in the country, and working families are struggling to pay rent. More than half of renters statewide spend over 30% of their income on housing, and too many Coloradans can no longer afford to live where they work.

In the Roaring Fork Valley, the residents of Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park are in a multi-million-dollar …

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