Kremmling is beautiful. Leadville has long cold winters, cost of housing is dropping but guess why? Breck... also cold, but the cost of housing is because of the resort, you might pay more for your house but you will also get more back. I am not a fan of Fairplay either. Honestly I would check the area out, check out Kremmling, I like it a lot there. Fuel prices could easily null out any house savings in place of the cost of fuel.