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Ranked for Outdoor Lovers

Best Places to Live in Colorado for Outdoor Lovers

Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1FountainPopulation 29,498 · solid overall livability100% match
  2. #2Security-WidefieldPopulation 39,150 · solid overall livability85% match
  3. #3ColumbinePopulation 25,940 · solid overall livability82% match
  4. #4PuebloPopulation 111,430 · solid overall livability69% match
  5. #5Pueblo WestPopulation 34,337 · solid overall livability69% match
  6. #6LittletonPopulation 45,531 · solid overall livability67% match
  7. #7Dakota RidgePopulation 34,234 · solid overall livability67% match
  8. #8Ken CarylPopulation 33,505 · solid overall livability67% match
  9. #9Grand JunctionPopulation 65,918 · solid overall livability64% match
  10. #10LovelandPopulation 76,500 · mixed overall livability62% match
  11. #11Fort CollinsPopulation 168,758 · solid overall livability59% match
  12. #12LakewoodPopulation 156,149 · mixed overall livability59% match
  13. #13CentennialPopulation 107,702 · solid overall livability59% match
  14. #14Highlands RanchPopulation 101,514 · solid overall livability59% match
  15. #15Castle RockPopulation 74,065 · solid overall livability59% match
  16. #16Colorado SpringsPopulation 479,612 · solid overall livability56% match
  17. #17BoulderPopulation 106,598 · mixed overall livability51% match
  18. #18EnglewoodPopulation 33,634 · solid overall livability46% match
  19. #19Commerce CityPopulation 63,050 · mixed overall livability41% match
  20. #20EriePopulation 30,447 · mixed overall livability41% match
  21. #21LafayettePopulation 30,295 · solid overall livability41% match
  22. #22ParkerPopulation 58,733 · solid overall livability38% match
  23. #23ArvadaPopulation 123,066 · mixed overall livability33% match
  24. #24WindsorPopulation 33,905 · mixed overall livability33% match
  25. #25GreeleyPopulation 107,949 · mixed overall livability31% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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