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Ranked for Young Families

Best Places to Live in Colorado for Young Families

Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1PuebloPopulation 111,430 · solid overall livability73% match
  2. #2GreeleyPopulation 107,949 · mixed overall livability71% match
  3. #3Security-WidefieldPopulation 39,150 · solid overall livability61% match
  4. #4LittletonPopulation 45,531 · solid overall livability54% match
  5. #5EnglewoodPopulation 33,634 · solid overall livability54% match
  6. #6WindsorPopulation 33,905 · mixed overall livability51% match
  7. #7Pueblo WestPopulation 34,337 · solid overall livability49% match
  8. #8FountainPopulation 29,498 · solid overall livability49% match
  9. #9Fort CollinsPopulation 168,758 · solid overall livability44% match
  10. #10Highlands RanchPopulation 101,514 · solid overall livability44% match
  11. #11Grand JunctionPopulation 65,918 · solid overall livability39% match
  12. #12CentennialPopulation 107,702 · solid overall livability34% match
  13. #13BoulderPopulation 106,598 · mixed overall livability34% match
  14. #14Colorado SpringsPopulation 479,612 · solid overall livability32% match
  15. #15LakewoodPopulation 156,149 · mixed overall livability32% match
  16. #16LongmontPopulation 98,282 · mixed overall livability32% match
  17. #17Castle RockPopulation 74,065 · solid overall livability32% match
  18. #18Dakota RidgePopulation 34,234 · solid overall livability32% match
  19. #19Ken CarylPopulation 33,505 · solid overall livability32% match
  20. #20LafayettePopulation 30,295 · solid overall livability32% match
  21. #21ColumbinePopulation 25,940 · solid overall livability32% match
  22. #22BroomfieldPopulation 73,946 · mixed overall livability24% match
  23. #23DenverPopulation 710,800 · mixed overall livability22% match
  24. #24ArvadaPopulation 123,066 · mixed overall livability22% match
  25. #25LovelandPopulation 76,500 · mixed overall livability22% 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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