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Juan Villegas, a subcontractor for Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley, excavates around the foundation of a new house at an affordable housing build in the Stratton Flats subdivision in Gypsum, Colo. The nonprofit owns 76 lots for affordable housing in the neighborhood, and first starting to build there in 2012. Photo by Luna Anna Archey / Special to The Colorado Trust
What it Takes to Make Rent in One of Colorado’s Most Unaffordable Counties
The challenges residents face in Eagle County underscore the depth and gravity of Colorado’s housing crisis.