Hayden Real Estate

Hayden

The search for a place to live with a small-town feel, strong community ties and more affordable homes has sent many people to the town of Hayden 23 miles west of Steamboat Springs.The main street through Hayden has a handful of stores, restaurants and one flashing red light. There's a town park and a new playground, a nice library and a well-stocked grocery store.

Real Estate Statistics

Average Price $441K
Lowest Price $64K
Highest Price $1.3M
Total Listings 28
Avg. Price/SQFT $327

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The search for a place to live with a small-town feel, strong community ties and more affordable homes has sent many people to the town of Hayden 23 miles west of Steamboat Springs.

The main street through Hayden has a handful of stores, restaurants and one flashing red light. There's a town park and a new playground, a nice library and a well-stocked grocery store.Residents cite the good schools, which take students from elementary school through high school, and the more reasonable home prices as reasons to live here. And once they're there, people say they like how town residents feel a bond with one another.

"Because we're a small community, we're kind of like a family," said Donna Hellyer, a longtime Hayden resident. "You walk down the street and you know your neighbors."

Most everyone in town goes out to watch the kids play baseball, and most everyone shows up for town events, she said.

For these reasons and more, Hayden is growing.  Several new subdivisions have been built and a new public school is in the works.

Compared to Steamboat, it's easier to find big, family-sized homes with large yards, or to buy a home sitting on a 35-acre parcel of land for an affordable price.

For many people who work in Steamboat Springs, the half-hour commute each morning and night is worth the chance to own a home in Hayden.

Hellyer said she thinks that more growth and economic development will benefit the town, but while the town grows, it should keep supporting efforts to bring the community together. She said she looks forward to more events like Summerfest, which brings live music, good food, antique cars and art booths to Hayden's town park.  With more of those events, she said, the town will keep and strengthen its community ties.  Annually, Hayden also hosts the Routt County Fair.

"I think Hayden is a community that  can come together," Hellyer said.  "When the chips are down we kind of stick together."