This May 2023 archive concerns Telluride’s recognition in a travel ranking, not a current ranking or a measure of real-estate performance. Contemporary coverage reported Telluride at No. 24 on U.S. News & World Report’s U.S. vacation list and No. 2 among small towns, with Colorado Springs at No. 25 on the broader list. The Denver Gazette’s May 9, 2023 account records those positions.
Original image caption: Telluride during its annual film festival in 2018. Photo credit: Paul Best/Getty Images.
The two lists answer different travel questions: a general U.S. vacation ranking and a small-town ranking. Telluride’s second-place small-town result should not be restated as second among every U.S. destination. Rankings change between editions, and these historical placements do not establish visitor demand, rental income or appreciation for a particular property.
Telluride is in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. The Tourism Board’s town and valley map gives the town’s elevation as 8,750 feet, correcting the original article’s 8,500-foot figure. That is a town reference elevation, not the elevation of every trail or nearby Mountain Village.
Use the Telluride Tourism Board for destination information and its current events calendar for travel dates. Confirm seasonal operations and lodging directly with the relevant provider; this archive does not establish that Mountain Rose Realty operates a short-term rental service.
For a current property-specific comparison, contact Anne-Britt Ostlund at Mountain Rose Realty.