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Colorado City Rankings

How cities and counties in Colorado compare on income, housing, population growth, climate and natural hazard risk.

People & housing

Richest Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Erie$173,349
  2. 2. Louisville$147,319
  3. 3. Black Forest$145,460

Most Expensive Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Vail$1,400,700
  2. 2. Boulder$1,039,500
  3. 3. Breckenridge$1,012,700

Most Affordable Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Sterling$217,400
  2. 2. Alamosa$225,200
  3. 3. Trinidad$226,800

Cities with the Highest Rent in Colorado

  1. 1. Telluride$3,056/mo
  2. 2. Erie$2,805/mo
  3. 3. Frederick$2,381/mo

Most Educated Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Telluride85.7%
  2. 2. Boulder76.8%
  3. 3. Louisville69.9%

Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Colorado

  1. 1. Boulder21.5%
  2. 2. Trinidad21.1%
  3. 3. Delta20.5%

Most Densely Populated Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Englewood5,202
  2. 2. Northglenn5,165
  3. 3. Denver4,696

Largest Cities in Colorado by Population

  1. 1. Denver718,877
  2. 2. Colorado Springs487,887
  3. 3. Aurora394,432

Youngest Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Boulder28.8 years
  2. 2. Fountain30 years
  3. 3. Evans30.8 years

Oldest Cities in Colorado by Median Age

  1. 1. Vail49.8 years
  2. 2. Telluride48.9 years
  3. 3. Black Forest48.4 years

Population growth

Fastest-Growing Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Erie+28.4%
  2. 2. Windsor+27.5%
  3. 3. Frederick+23.5%

Fastest-Shrinking Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Vail-7.9%
  2. 2. Aspen-6.3%
  3. 3. Telluride-5.5%

Fastest-Growing Cities in Colorado Since 2010

  1. 1. Windsor+75.5%
  2. 2. Johnstown+75.3%
  3. 3. Frederick+67.4%

Climate

Warmest Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Grand Junction54.6°F
  2. 2. Trinidad54.0°F
  3. 3. Denver53.4°F

Coldest Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Breckenridge35.5°F
  2. 2. Vail37.9°F
  3. 3. Telluride38.1°F

Snowiest Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Vail189.2 in
  2. 2. Steamboat Springs184.5 in
  3. 3. Aspen170.8 in

Wettest Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Steamboat Springs24.7 in
  2. 2. Aspen24.5 in
  3. 3. Vail22.4 in

Driest Cities in Colorado

  1. 1. Alamosa7.3 in
  2. 2. Salida8.8 in
  3. 3. Montrose9.3 in

Natural hazards

Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Colorado

  1. 1. Denver County95.2
  2. 2. Jefferson County94.9
  3. 3. El Paso County94.1

Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Colorado

  1. 1. Hinsdale County1.0
  2. 2. Cheyenne County3.0
  3. 3. Kiowa County3.8

Counties with the Highest Expected Annual Loss from Natural Hazards in Colorado

  1. 1. Jefferson County$231.4M
  2. 2. Denver County$222.0M
  3. 3. El Paso County$212.6M

Environment

Counties with the Highest Radon Potential in Colorado

  1. 1. Alamosa County2
  2. 2. Archuleta County2
  3. 3. Conejos County2

Counties with the Worst Air Quality in Colorado

  1. 1. Adams County55
  2. 2. Denver County55
  3. 3. Larimer County54

Counties with the Cleanest Air in Colorado

  1. 1. San Juan County9
  2. 2. Routt County12
  3. 3. Fremont County13

Counties in the Worst Drought in Colorado

  1. 1. Broomfield County500.0
  2. 2. Lake County500.0
  3. 3. Eagle County499.7

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey, 2010 Census, Population Estimates Program), NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index.