Best places to live in Colorado
3 Colorado metros scored on the default family weighting — schools and safety heaviest, then affordability, climate, college pipeline and jobs. Change the weights on the ranking engine to see your own order.
Who lives in Colorado
Population-weighted racial and ethnic composition across the 3 tracked Colorado metros, from Census ACS table B03002.
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.4%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 21.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic)
- 5%
- Asian (non-Hispanic)
- 3.8%
- Other or two or more
- 5.9%
Diversity index 67/100 — how evenly the population is spread across these groups. It is descriptive, not a judgement: weight it up, down or to zero on the ranking engine.
| # | Metro | Score | US rank | Typical home | Schools | Safety | Climate | Diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 48.3 | #59 of 103 | $567k | 60 | 4 | 18° / 89° | 71 |
| 2 | Fort Collins | 44.7 | #79 of 103 | $555k | 79 | 4 | 17° / 87° | 44 |
| 3 | Colorado Springs | 44.1 | #81 of 103 | $455k | 64 | 4 | 18° / 85° | 65 |
Figures are compiled estimates. Methodology and sources.