Arvada ranks #10 in Colorado for conserved land
Arvada is ranked on 37 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
Milder winters than 97% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Arvada’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Arvada does best on
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Arvada marked.
Arvada lands in the top half on 15 of 23 lists
Each dot is Arvada’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Arvada does best come first.
Arvada out-ranks 3 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Arvada lands in every CO ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#10
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#84
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#37 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#49
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#23
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#47
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#34
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#47
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#64 
People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#63
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#92
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#69
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#63
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#109 Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#48
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#80 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#103
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#93
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#101
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
#22 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#97 Safety
Safest#1 Milliken · 4.8
#52 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#90
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#63
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#63
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
#33 
The number on the right is Arvada’s spot. All of Colorado’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CO list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.