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Ranked for Retirees

Best Places to Live in Colorado for Retirees

Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1Colorado SpringsPopulation 479,612 · solid overall livability28% match
  2. #2Security-WidefieldPopulation 39,150 · solid overall livability28% match
  3. #3Pueblo WestPopulation 34,337 · solid overall livability28% match
  4. #4FountainPopulation 29,498 · solid overall livability28% match
  5. #5PuebloPopulation 111,430 · solid overall livability26% match
  6. #6WindsorPopulation 33,905 · mixed overall livability23% match
  7. #7BroomfieldPopulation 73,946 · mixed overall livability12% match
  8. #8Fort CollinsPopulation 168,758 · solid overall livability10% match
  9. #9GreeleyPopulation 107,949 · mixed overall livability10% match
  10. #10CentennialPopulation 107,702 · solid overall livability10% match
  11. #11BoulderPopulation 106,598 · mixed overall livability10% match
  12. #12Highlands RanchPopulation 101,514 · solid overall livability10% match
  13. #13LongmontPopulation 98,282 · mixed overall livability10% match
  14. #14LovelandPopulation 76,500 · mixed overall livability10% match
  15. #15Castle RockPopulation 74,065 · solid overall livability10% match
  16. #16Grand JunctionPopulation 65,918 · solid overall livability10% match
  17. #17ParkerPopulation 58,733 · solid overall livability10% match
  18. #18LittletonPopulation 45,531 · solid overall livability10% match
  19. #19Dakota RidgePopulation 34,234 · solid overall livability10% match
  20. #20EnglewoodPopulation 33,634 · solid overall livability10% match
  21. #21EriePopulation 30,447 · mixed overall livability10% match
  22. #22LafayettePopulation 30,295 · solid overall livability10% match
  23. #23ColumbinePopulation 25,940 · solid overall livability10% match
  24. #24DenverPopulation 710,800 · mixed overall livability0% match
  25. #25AuroraPopulation 387,349 · mixed overall livability0% 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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